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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Biblical Moments with Frank King</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/biblical-moments-with-frank-king</link><description><![CDATA[Weekly Bible-based audio messages by Evangelist Frank King.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/5923665/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Religion &amp; Spirituality</category><copyright>Copyright Frank King</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg</url><title>Biblical Moments with Frank King</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/biblical-moments-with-frank-king</link></image><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 02:25:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Frank King</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Weekly Bible-based audio messages by Evangelist Frank King.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Weekly Bible-based audio messages by Evangelist Frank King.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>The Power of Persistent Prayer (Episode 175)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-persistent-prayer-episode-175--71951638</link><description><![CDATA[This episode is not solely a Mother’s Day message, but it aims to encourage mothers in particular in the area of prayer. In one of His parables, Jesus teaches on the importance of persistence in prayer. The parable involves a widow and an unjust judge. According to verse 2, the judge did not fear God, nor did he respect people. The woman wanted the judge to avenge her of her adversary. But again, he was a heartless judge. To really grasp how powerful the message of this parable is, think about what Jesus does here. He juxtaposes a needy, helpless, and oppressed widow with a powerful, heartless judge. The widow’s only hope and weapon for such vast mismatch was her persistence. She was so persistent that even a wicked judge moved in her favor. “Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me,” the judge said (Luke 18:4b, 5, JKV). His words reflect the power of persistence. Frank King encourages mothers to be women of prayer. Of if they already are, to continue do so. Mothers, one of the most powerful weapons you have for your family and against the enemy is your prayer life. And remember to always pray and not to faint. Perhaps, some of you mothers have children who are teens and young adults. They are living in a challenging and spiritually dark world. It behooves you to cover your teens and young adults with prayer.  Moms have a special bond with their children because they brought them into the world. So, when they pray for their children, they are not only praying with faith but also with compassion. In Gal. 5:6, Paul talks about faith that works by love. When a mother in Christ prays for her children, she prays with faith mixed with motherly love. And that’s a powerful thing. So, mothers, cover your children and your home at large with prayer, and don’t grow weary in praying for them. Jesus said, men—and women--should always pray and never give up.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/a9fe074a-6add-3687-b22b-8188f2ed28cd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 01:37:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71951638/powerpersistentprayer.mp3" length="15972055" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode is not solely a Mother’s Day message, but it aims to encourage mothers in particular in the area of prayer. In one of His parables, Jesus teaches on the importance of persistence in prayer. The parable involves a widow and an unjust...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode is not solely a Mother’s Day message, but it aims to encourage mothers in particular in the area of prayer. In one of His parables, Jesus teaches on the importance of persistence in prayer. The parable involves a widow and an unjust judge. According to verse 2, the judge did not fear God, nor did he respect people. The woman wanted the judge to avenge her of her adversary. But again, he was a heartless judge. To really grasp how powerful the message of this parable is, think about what Jesus does here. He juxtaposes a needy, helpless, and oppressed widow with a powerful, heartless judge. The widow’s only hope and weapon for such vast mismatch was her persistence. She was so persistent that even a wicked judge moved in her favor. “Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me,” the judge said (Luke 18:4b, 5, JKV). His words reflect the power of persistence. Frank King encourages mothers to be women of prayer. Of if they already are, to continue do so. Mothers, one of the most powerful weapons you have for your family and against the enemy is your prayer life. And remember to always pray and not to faint. Perhaps, some of you mothers have children who are teens and young adults. They are living in a challenging and spiritually dark world. It behooves you to cover your teens and young adults with prayer.  Moms have a special bond with their children because they brought them into the world. So, when they pray for their children, they are not only praying with faith but also with compassion. In Gal. 5:6, Paul talks about faith that works by love. When a mother in Christ prays for her children, she prays with faith mixed with motherly love. And that’s a powerful thing. So, mothers, cover your children and your home at large with prayer, and don’t grow weary in praying for them. Jesus said, men—and women--should always pray and never give up.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>999</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1dd3d22589704c5968d39d12f63458d5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>176</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being Positive in Negative Situations (Episode 174)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-positive-in-negative-situations-episode-174--71677785</link><description><![CDATA[All of us will have unpleasant experiences in our life. God has not promised us that everything in our life will be positive or that everything will go the way we want it to. If your goal in life is to eliminate everything that's bad in your life so that all is good, you we will miserably fail. No means exist for you to accomplish that goal. What the gospel can do for you is equip you to have a positive attitude and to maintain a position of faith in God even when things are difficult and bad. There are some things in life that you and I have no control over. What we do have control over is how we respond to and how we react to those unpleasant episodes in our life. We may not always do it when we should, but in Christ, we have what takes to remain positive even when life goes negative. While Paul was in the Roman jail, others became emboldened to preach the gospel. But not all of those preachers had the right motives. “Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will,” Paul writes (Phil. 1:15, NASB). Needless to say, this was not a totally good experience. But still, Paul chose to look at the bright side of what was happening. “Whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I will rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,” he says (verse 18). This is an example of being positive in a negative situation. As Christians we have the capacity to respond to negative experiences in positive or negative ways. Paul says, in this matter, I will rejoice. Rejoicing during unpleasant circumstances is a matter of choice. Even Spirit-filled Christians can a have pity-party if they choose to, but they don’t have to.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f17638fe-8ee2-3db8-afe3-adeedc950cb1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71677785/beingpositivennegative.mp3" length="14319869" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>All of us will have unpleasant experiences in our life. God has not promised us that everything in our life will be positive or that everything will go the way we want it to. If your goal in life is to eliminate everything that's bad in your life so...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[All of us will have unpleasant experiences in our life. God has not promised us that everything in our life will be positive or that everything will go the way we want it to. If your goal in life is to eliminate everything that's bad in your life so that all is good, you we will miserably fail. No means exist for you to accomplish that goal. What the gospel can do for you is equip you to have a positive attitude and to maintain a position of faith in God even when things are difficult and bad. There are some things in life that you and I have no control over. What we do have control over is how we respond to and how we react to those unpleasant episodes in our life. We may not always do it when we should, but in Christ, we have what takes to remain positive even when life goes negative. While Paul was in the Roman jail, others became emboldened to preach the gospel. But not all of those preachers had the right motives. “Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will,” Paul writes (Phil. 1:15, NASB). Needless to say, this was not a totally good experience. But still, Paul chose to look at the bright side of what was happening. “Whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I will rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,” he says (verse 18). This is an example of being positive in a negative situation. As Christians we have the capacity to respond to negative experiences in positive or negative ways. Paul says, in this matter, I will rejoice. Rejoicing during unpleasant circumstances is a matter of choice. Even Spirit-filled Christians can a have pity-party if they choose to, but they don’t have to.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>895</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7f093f0a5b60a3f98113c2912fa79fbd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Implications of Water Baptism (Episode 173)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-implications-of-water-baptism-episode-173--70674379</link><description><![CDATA[Water baptism must be important to God because even Jesus Himself was baptized by John. After Jesus died and rose again, He commanded His disciples to disciple, teach and to baptize others. But what is the significance of water baptism? In this episode, Frank King teaches on that subject. On one end of the spectrum, there are those who believe water baptism is a requirement for salvation. But on the other end, there are those who see it as no more than a religious ritual. In his epistle to the church at Rome, Paul writes, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6:3, KJV). So, here Paul is talking about us being baptized into Jesus. Then in 1 Corinthians 12:13, he says that by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body. So, baptism into Jesus is a work of the Holy Spirit. So, how does water baptism fit into this discussion? Water baptism is the ritual that portrays the burial or being baptized into Jesus’ death that Paul talks about in the verse above. Water baptism is how we publicly identify with the death of Christ. Accordingly, water baptism should occur only after one makes a commitment to follow Christ. It should be noted, however, that water baptism alone does not save anybody. Being immersed into the water symbolizes a burial and our coming out of the water symbolizes a newness of life that we are to walk in. That's the implications of water baptism. Every believer who can do it should submit to baptism because Jesus has commanded us to do so.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/939c61fa-be5e-348f-9931-15cc68badbc7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:46:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70674379/implications_baptism.mp3" length="11219438" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Water baptism must be important to God because even Jesus Himself was baptized by John. After Jesus died and rose again, He commanded His disciples to disciple, teach and to baptize others. But what is the significance of water baptism? In this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Water baptism must be important to God because even Jesus Himself was baptized by John. After Jesus died and rose again, He commanded His disciples to disciple, teach and to baptize others. But what is the significance of water baptism? In this episode, Frank King teaches on that subject. On one end of the spectrum, there are those who believe water baptism is a requirement for salvation. But on the other end, there are those who see it as no more than a religious ritual. In his epistle to the church at Rome, Paul writes, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” (Romans 6:3, KJV). So, here Paul is talking about us being baptized into Jesus. Then in 1 Corinthians 12:13, he says that by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body. So, baptism into Jesus is a work of the Holy Spirit. So, how does water baptism fit into this discussion? Water baptism is the ritual that portrays the burial or being baptized into Jesus’ death that Paul talks about in the verse above. Water baptism is how we publicly identify with the death of Christ. Accordingly, water baptism should occur only after one makes a commitment to follow Christ. It should be noted, however, that water baptism alone does not save anybody. Being immersed into the water symbolizes a burial and our coming out of the water symbolizes a newness of life that we are to walk in. That's the implications of water baptism. Every believer who can do it should submit to baptism because Jesus has commanded us to do so.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>702</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d6b283833419c7d5a753902b53f0de81.jpg"/><itunes:episode>174</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Acknowledging God in All Your Ways (Episode 172)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/acknowledging-god-in-all-your-ways-episode-172--70393213</link><description><![CDATA[How often do you seriously include God in your plans? Do you only do that on big matters? Or do you only include Him AFTER you have done things your way, and your way has failed? In Proverbs 3:6, Solomon writes, “In ALL thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:6, KJV). Accordingly, in this episode, Frank King addresses the importance of doing that very thing, acknowledging God in all our ways. The key word in the verse is the word "acknowledge." We all know what it means to acknowledge someone. But remember, here we are talking about God. You see, if we were in a large room with a crowd of people and you walked over to someone and spoke to that person, it would be appropriate to say that you acknowledged that person’s presence. But that wouldn't cut it with God.  We have not acknowledged God just because we go to Him in prayer and tell Him what our plans are before we go about implementing them. But acknowledging God in all your ways includes reverence and obedience and consideration of His will for the matter at hand. We may not be able to grasp when God is directing our path when we obey the verse. But we must walk by faith and not by sight that when we acknowledge God in all our ways, it will change the direction we take in life for the better because God is directing our paths. Of course, the promise found in the verse means nothing if we don't believe that.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/b6305a01-a7e6-32c2-a1dc-f3fee2d81057</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:16:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70393213/acknowledginggodnall.mp3" length="14538459" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>How often do you seriously include God in your plans? Do you only do that on big matters? Or do you only include Him AFTER you have done things your way, and your way has failed? In Proverbs 3:6, Solomon writes, “In ALL thy ways acknowledge him, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[How often do you seriously include God in your plans? Do you only do that on big matters? Or do you only include Him AFTER you have done things your way, and your way has failed? In Proverbs 3:6, Solomon writes, “In ALL thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Prov. 3:6, KJV). Accordingly, in this episode, Frank King addresses the importance of doing that very thing, acknowledging God in all our ways. The key word in the verse is the word "acknowledge." We all know what it means to acknowledge someone. But remember, here we are talking about God. You see, if we were in a large room with a crowd of people and you walked over to someone and spoke to that person, it would be appropriate to say that you acknowledged that person’s presence. But that wouldn't cut it with God.  We have not acknowledged God just because we go to Him in prayer and tell Him what our plans are before we go about implementing them. But acknowledging God in all your ways includes reverence and obedience and consideration of His will for the matter at hand. We may not be able to grasp when God is directing our path when we obey the verse. But we must walk by faith and not by sight that when we acknowledge God in all our ways, it will change the direction we take in life for the better because God is directing our paths. Of course, the promise found in the verse means nothing if we don't believe that.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>909</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ece147703033e6b19827de365625555.jpg"/><itunes:episode>173</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being a Good Example of Christian Behavior (Episode 171)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-a-good-example-of-christian-behavior-episode-171--70206619</link><description><![CDATA[Jesus said we are, among other things, the light of the world. That's such an appropriate term today because we live in a spiritually dark world. The devil is the prince of the powers of darkness. And people who are in darkness need light. And Jesus says we are the light of the world. In Paul’s second letter to the church at Thessalonica, he wrote to the church members to underscore the importance of being good examples of Christian behavior.  He wrote, “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us” (2 Thess. 3:6, KJV). Perhaps, to some Christians today, advice such as this—to withdraw from all disorderly believers-- would seem extremely harsh. But Paul was writing under apostolic authority in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ saying we command you to do this in the name of our Lord Jesus. In Paul’s epistle, he specifically addresses the problem of Christians in the church who refused to work, but the point is applicable to every area of our life. For instance, as Christians, we should be good examples in our homes as parents, in our neighborhood, on our job as employees or employers, etc. Frank King says this message is not about salvation by works. We know we can’t do enough good to earn salvation. Jesus has already done it all at Calvary. But this is about believers being good examples of Christian behavior. This in turn is how we become the light of this dark world.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/50ba275d-dd38-35b4-ad55-5b731692f489</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:08:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70206619/agoodexample.mp3" length="13039665" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jesus said we are, among other things, the light of the world. That's such an appropriate term today because we live in a spiritually dark world. The devil is the prince of the powers of darkness. And people who are in darkness need light. And Jesus...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus said we are, among other things, the light of the world. That's such an appropriate term today because we live in a spiritually dark world. The devil is the prince of the powers of darkness. And people who are in darkness need light. And Jesus says we are the light of the world. In Paul’s second letter to the church at Thessalonica, he wrote to the church members to underscore the importance of being good examples of Christian behavior.  He wrote, “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us” (2 Thess. 3:6, KJV). Perhaps, to some Christians today, advice such as this—to withdraw from all disorderly believers-- would seem extremely harsh. But Paul was writing under apostolic authority in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ saying we command you to do this in the name of our Lord Jesus. In Paul’s epistle, he specifically addresses the problem of Christians in the church who refused to work, but the point is applicable to every area of our life. For instance, as Christians, we should be good examples in our homes as parents, in our neighborhood, on our job as employees or employers, etc. Frank King says this message is not about salvation by works. We know we can’t do enough good to earn salvation. Jesus has already done it all at Calvary. But this is about believers being good examples of Christian behavior. This in turn is how we become the light of this dark world.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>815</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8cf34486972fb11b09485f693cdc026c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>172</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being Empowered by the Holy Spirit (Episode 170)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-empowered-by-the-holy-spirit-episode-170--70061770</link><description><![CDATA[The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the most phenomenal aspects of the Christian life. Reading about the apostles in the book of Acts, we see how radically the lives of the disciples were changed through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Frank King argues that the transformation and empowerment the disciples experienced through the work of the Holy Spirit was not for them only, but it is for us as well. After Jesus had risen from the dead and before returning to His father, He ordained His disciples to carry on the work of spreading the gospel. “Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high,” He said (Acts 24:49. KJV). Jesus was saying, in effect, I am sending you to be my witnesses, but first you must tarry in Jerusalem until you receive the Holy Spirit to empower you for this work. Think about how profound Jesus’ words were. These disciples had followed Him His entire ministry. They had heard His teachings and preaching. They had seen Him cast out demons and heal the sick. Still, Jesus told them they were not ready until their lives were empowered by the Holy Spirit. Similarly, God has given us the Holy Spirit because it's not an option but a must for our lives to be empowered by the same to advance the message of the Kingdom. Frank reminds us that God does not want His people to live a comfortable Christian life; rather, He wants us to live a bold and supernatural life. It is to this end that after we accepted Christ as our Savior, we were indwelt by this phenomenal person called the Holy Spirit.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2acabc86-6e1f-355f-a10a-f1a42bf968d9</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:02:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70061770/beingempoweredbyholyspirit.mp3" length="12175736" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the most phenomenal aspects of the Christian life. Reading about the apostles in the book of Acts, we see how radically the lives of the disciples were changed through the infilling of the Holy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit is one of the most phenomenal aspects of the Christian life. Reading about the apostles in the book of Acts, we see how radically the lives of the disciples were changed through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Frank King argues that the transformation and empowerment the disciples experienced through the work of the Holy Spirit was not for them only, but it is for us as well. After Jesus had risen from the dead and before returning to His father, He ordained His disciples to carry on the work of spreading the gospel. “Behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high,” He said (Acts 24:49. KJV). Jesus was saying, in effect, I am sending you to be my witnesses, but first you must tarry in Jerusalem until you receive the Holy Spirit to empower you for this work. Think about how profound Jesus’ words were. These disciples had followed Him His entire ministry. They had heard His teachings and preaching. They had seen Him cast out demons and heal the sick. Still, Jesus told them they were not ready until their lives were empowered by the Holy Spirit. Similarly, God has given us the Holy Spirit because it's not an option but a must for our lives to be empowered by the same to advance the message of the Kingdom. Frank reminds us that God does not want His people to live a comfortable Christian life; rather, He wants us to live a bold and supernatural life. It is to this end that after we accepted Christ as our Savior, we were indwelt by this phenomenal person called the Holy Spirit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>761</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/62fddefb7578bf3a4a5f211ef0dc9612.jpg"/><itunes:episode>171</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Your Help in Time of Need (Episode 169)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-help-in-time-of-need-episode-169--69848731</link><description><![CDATA[Though we have been born again and we have the character of Christ, none of us has yet arrived. Every one of us is a good work in progress. In Phil. 1:6, Paul the apostle writes, “He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (KJV).  In the OT, the high priest was the people’s representative before God. In the NT, Jesus as our High Priest, is our representative before God. First John, 2:1 calls Him our Advocate with the Father.  About Jesus, the author of the book of Hebrews writes, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15, KJV). Our infirmities, mentioned in the verse, refer to our weaknesses and shortcomings. Every one of us has them. The reason Jesus can relate to our struggles and weaknesses is because He was tempted in all points as we were. He knows what it is to live for God daily in an ungodly world and to be tempted on every level. He came down and did exactly that—yet without sin. If Jesus had succumbed to temptation and had sinned, He would have been no better than the high priests of the OT. They had to offer sacrifices for their own sins. This would have disqualified Jesus from being our great High Priest. The writer says we should come boldly to the throne of grace so we can find help in time of need. It is there that Jesus Christ our Advocate sits at the Father’s right hand. The good news is that wherever you are in life, the grace of God is available for you, and it is sufficient for you to find help in your time of need.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2eb84f46-672c-3778-8efd-e0a30c357de1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:22:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69848731/yourhelpntimeofneed.mp3" length="11978868" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Though we have been born again and we have the character of Christ, none of us has yet arrived. Every one of us is a good work in progress. In Phil. 1:6, Paul the apostle writes, “He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Though we have been born again and we have the character of Christ, none of us has yet arrived. Every one of us is a good work in progress. In Phil. 1:6, Paul the apostle writes, “He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (KJV).  In the OT, the high priest was the people’s representative before God. In the NT, Jesus as our High Priest, is our representative before God. First John, 2:1 calls Him our Advocate with the Father.  About Jesus, the author of the book of Hebrews writes, “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15, KJV). Our infirmities, mentioned in the verse, refer to our weaknesses and shortcomings. Every one of us has them. The reason Jesus can relate to our struggles and weaknesses is because He was tempted in all points as we were. He knows what it is to live for God daily in an ungodly world and to be tempted on every level. He came down and did exactly that—yet without sin. If Jesus had succumbed to temptation and had sinned, He would have been no better than the high priests of the OT. They had to offer sacrifices for their own sins. This would have disqualified Jesus from being our great High Priest. The writer says we should come boldly to the throne of grace so we can find help in time of need. It is there that Jesus Christ our Advocate sits at the Father’s right hand. The good news is that wherever you are in life, the grace of God is available for you, and it is sufficient for you to find help in your time of need.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>749</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4eab9efc96e685c5ac8ddecb8913f6dd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>170</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Truth About Being Born Again (Episode 168)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-about-being-born-again-episode-168--69686408</link><description><![CDATA[Except one be born again, he cannot see or enter the Kingdom of God, Jesus said (John 3:3,5). But some misconceptions about what it means to be born again exist.  Or should we say there is a side of the story that we are not telling. Accordingly, some new converts can have expectations that are not met. Some things they expected to be true about their experience after they became born again did not turn out to be so. As a result, some may question whether or not they had a genuine born-again experience with the Lord. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the truth about being born again. Consider these words from Paul the apostle in his letter to the church at Galatia: “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16, KJV). First, let’s focus on the last part of that verse. It talks about the lust of the flesh or the desires of the flesh. Now Paul is writing to the believers in the churches at Galatia. The point is that even after you have become born again, you will still have wrong desires of the flesh. So, after a person becomes born again, that man or woman can still struggle with being tempted by the opposite sex. If you were an uncontrollable eater at the dinner table before you became born again, you can still be a glutton after your salvation experience. If you loved to gossip and couldn’t stay out of other people’s business before you were born again, that’s can still be true about you after you become born again.  But according to the verse above, bona fide Christians don’t have to obey these wrong or sinful desires. They can choose to walk in the Spirit instead. This simply means to discern the “voice” of the Spirit, to obey His voice, to discern his will for your life, and to follow His lead. The bottom line is that being born again does not necessarily eliminate your wrong desires of the flesh. Being born again does not make you do the right thing. Rather, it empowers you to do so.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/d0713eb9-643e-3519-a25b-4ec600de3d56</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:36:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69686408/truthaboutbornagain.mp3" length="13964599" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Except one be born again, he cannot see or enter the Kingdom of God, Jesus said (John 3:3,5). But some misconceptions about what it means to be born again exist.  Or should we say there is a side of the story that we are not telling. Accordingly, some...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Except one be born again, he cannot see or enter the Kingdom of God, Jesus said (John 3:3,5). But some misconceptions about what it means to be born again exist.  Or should we say there is a side of the story that we are not telling. Accordingly, some new converts can have expectations that are not met. Some things they expected to be true about their experience after they became born again did not turn out to be so. As a result, some may question whether or not they had a genuine born-again experience with the Lord. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the truth about being born again. Consider these words from Paul the apostle in his letter to the church at Galatia: “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16, KJV). First, let’s focus on the last part of that verse. It talks about the lust of the flesh or the desires of the flesh. Now Paul is writing to the believers in the churches at Galatia. The point is that even after you have become born again, you will still have wrong desires of the flesh. So, after a person becomes born again, that man or woman can still struggle with being tempted by the opposite sex. If you were an uncontrollable eater at the dinner table before you became born again, you can still be a glutton after your salvation experience. If you loved to gossip and couldn’t stay out of other people’s business before you were born again, that’s can still be true about you after you become born again.  But according to the verse above, bona fide Christians don’t have to obey these wrong or sinful desires. They can choose to walk in the Spirit instead. This simply means to discern the “voice” of the Spirit, to obey His voice, to discern his will for your life, and to follow His lead. The bottom line is that being born again does not necessarily eliminate your wrong desires of the flesh. Being born again does not make you do the right thing. Rather, it empowers you to do so.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>873</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/903a495afcf6ab77aad60ad5019ba81a.jpg"/><itunes:episode>169</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How We Can Walk with God (Episode 167)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-can-walk-with-god-episode-167--69550547</link><description><![CDATA[We live in turbulent times, but that in no way changes the message of the gospel. In other words, God still wants us to faithfully serve Him. In this episode, Frank addresses how we can walk with God today. According to the Scriptures, Noah walked with God (Gen. 6:9). One thing that stands out about the fact that Noah walked with God is the time in which He did. “God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (verse 5, KJV). Frank says the biblical term for walking with God is fellowship with Him. Fellowship occurs when we have common interests with someone else, and we interact with that person accordingly. The more two people have in common, the more they like talking to each other. Communication flows freely when that is the case. Accordingly, the more we like the things God likes and the more we dislike the things He dislikes, as revealed in the Scriptures, the more intimate our relationship with Him will become. We will have lots to talk about and conversation will flow freely.  Some people don’t spend much time in prayer because they don’t share common interests with God.  That means they lack fellowship with Him.   According to 1 John 1:6, if we say we have fellowship with God and we walk in darkness, that is a lie and not the truth.     God wants us to walk with Him in these last days.   If Noah did it in his day when the world had become so wicked that God destroyed it, we can do the same in our day.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f3ac666c-7ae9-3a93-ad33-a0ac067a4ff2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:31:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69550547/howwewalkwithgod.mp3" length="12285655" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We live in turbulent times, but that in no way changes the message of the gospel. In other words, God still wants us to faithfully serve Him. In this episode, Frank addresses how we can walk with God today. According to the Scriptures, Noah walked...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live in turbulent times, but that in no way changes the message of the gospel. In other words, God still wants us to faithfully serve Him. In this episode, Frank addresses how we can walk with God today. According to the Scriptures, Noah walked with God (Gen. 6:9). One thing that stands out about the fact that Noah walked with God is the time in which He did. “God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (verse 5, KJV). Frank says the biblical term for walking with God is fellowship with Him. Fellowship occurs when we have common interests with someone else, and we interact with that person accordingly. The more two people have in common, the more they like talking to each other. Communication flows freely when that is the case. Accordingly, the more we like the things God likes and the more we dislike the things He dislikes, as revealed in the Scriptures, the more intimate our relationship with Him will become. We will have lots to talk about and conversation will flow freely.  Some people don’t spend much time in prayer because they don’t share common interests with God.  That means they lack fellowship with Him.   According to 1 John 1:6, if we say we have fellowship with God and we walk in darkness, that is a lie and not the truth.     God wants us to walk with Him in these last days.   If Noah did it in his day when the world had become so wicked that God destroyed it, we can do the same in our day.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>768</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5538697f283c0480de0bd8323bd3edec.jpg"/><itunes:episode>168</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Good News of the Grace of God (Episode 166)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-good-news-of-the-grace-of-god-episode-166--69410686</link><description><![CDATA[At times during His public ministry, Jesus affirmed the authority of the Law. “For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled,” He said (Matt. 5:18, KJV). At other times, Jesus spoke about eternal life through faith in Him. For instance, in John 3:16, He says God so loved the world that He have His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting love. The truth is that nobody can make it into heaven through obedience to the Law. The good news is that Jesus came to establish a new and far better way to heaven through His death. That way is grace through faith in His work on the cross. So many people today are trying to make it to heaven by keeping the commandments of the Law. But they can’t attend church enough, can’t pray enough, can’t read the Bible enough, can’t live good enough to do so. As Paul writes, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight” (Romans 3:19, KJV). The reason for making such a big deal about the difficulty of the Law is because it helps us to appreciate the message of grace through faith in Christ. According to Frank King, the better we understand the impossibility of being right with God through the Law, the more we will appreciate the good news of the grace of God.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/fa447505-771d-3992-b8c2-c8890d6d26d4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:53:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69410686/goodnewsofgrace.mp3" length="12804763" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At times during His public ministry, Jesus affirmed the authority of the Law. “For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled,” He said (Matt. 5:18, KJV). At other...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At times during His public ministry, Jesus affirmed the authority of the Law. “For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled,” He said (Matt. 5:18, KJV). At other times, Jesus spoke about eternal life through faith in Him. For instance, in John 3:16, He says God so loved the world that He have His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting love. The truth is that nobody can make it into heaven through obedience to the Law. The good news is that Jesus came to establish a new and far better way to heaven through His death. That way is grace through faith in His work on the cross. So many people today are trying to make it to heaven by keeping the commandments of the Law. But they can’t attend church enough, can’t pray enough, can’t read the Bible enough, can’t live good enough to do so. As Paul writes, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight” (Romans 3:19, KJV). The reason for making such a big deal about the difficulty of the Law is because it helps us to appreciate the message of grace through faith in Christ. According to Frank King, the better we understand the impossibility of being right with God through the Law, the more we will appreciate the good news of the grace of God.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>801</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/36044d155d051a45d2d1f607eed7bfdd.jpg"/><itunes:episode>167</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Winning Plan for 2026 (Episode 165)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-winning-plan-for-2026-episode-165--69274593</link><description><![CDATA[By and large, success in life is not happenstance. There may be a few cases that seem to be exceptions to this rule. But if so, that’s the exception and not the rule. Generally, people who win in life determine beforehand that they are going to succeed in life.  So, with 2026 before us, Frank King shares some biblical pointers for success in this new year. Frank draws four practical points from chapter 9 of Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. One thing he stresses is the importance of temperance or self-control. Things won’t always go the way we want them to. We must not, however, become frustrated and throw in the towel. Rather, we must maintain self-control and diligently work at our goals. A modern definition for insanity is repeatedly doing the same things but hoping for different results. Sad but true, that’s exactly what some people will do this new year. They will go into this New Year doing the same things they did in the old year and wonder why the New Year feels just like the old year. But application of the points shared in this episode will chart a different path for success in 2026.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6bdc7307-767e-3607-b681-5d9d96563fbb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:46:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69274593/winningplan42026.mp3" length="14245876" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>By and large, success in life is not happenstance. There may be a few cases that seem to be exceptions to this rule. But if so, that’s the exception and not the rule. Generally, people who win in life determine beforehand that they are going to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[By and large, success in life is not happenstance. There may be a few cases that seem to be exceptions to this rule. But if so, that’s the exception and not the rule. Generally, people who win in life determine beforehand that they are going to succeed in life.  So, with 2026 before us, Frank King shares some biblical pointers for success in this new year. Frank draws four practical points from chapter 9 of Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth. One thing he stresses is the importance of temperance or self-control. Things won’t always go the way we want them to. We must not, however, become frustrated and throw in the towel. Rather, we must maintain self-control and diligently work at our goals. A modern definition for insanity is repeatedly doing the same things but hoping for different results. Sad but true, that’s exactly what some people will do this new year. They will go into this New Year doing the same things they did in the old year and wonder why the New Year feels just like the old year. But application of the points shared in this episode will chart a different path for success in 2026.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>891</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/32d253ce6bfdcf8cc06da56062308aa2.jpg"/><itunes:episode>166</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Two Sides of Christmas (Episode 164)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-two-sides-of-christmas-episode-164--69167830</link><description><![CDATA[On the first Christmas Day, God gave us the greatest gift we will ever receive. That gift was His only Son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 is one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. That one verse sums up the Christmas story like no other single verse does. But the subject of Christmas is not that simple. It means different things to different people. People celebrate Christmas for different reasons. People have different expectations during Christmastime. Those of us who follow Christ represent one side of Christmas. It’s one of our favorite times of the year if not the most favorite time. We know the real meaning of Christmas. We rejoice in the birth of Christ because He is our personal Savior. But that’s not everybody’s Christmas story. Because of the dominant role of today’s consumer culture during Christmastime, some people dread this time of the year. Some are saddest and most depressed this time of the year. That’s the other side of Christmas. In this episode, Frank King addresses what he refers to as the two sides of Christmas. Why Some People Don't Like Christmas Numerous reasons exist why Christmas is not a good time of the year for many people. For some people, they get depressed at Christmas and even angry because of the excessive commercialization of Christmas, with the focus on gifts and the emphasis on "perfect" social activities. Some dread Christmas because of the pressure to spend lots of money on gifts and incur increasing debt. Many people feel very lonely at Christmas, because they have suffered the loss of loved ones or their job. The constant reminders of other people’s happy seasons can serve as a painful reminder of the happiness and love that’s lacking in their own lives due to family conflict, loss, break ups, divorce, loneliness, etc. The truth is that none of the reasons just stated have anything to do with the real meaning of Christmas. One reason many people are sad and depressed during Christmastime is because they have bought into a false narrative of what Christmas is all about. Frank reminds us that Christ came to give us peace in spite of our external circumstances.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5d7187ff-9c34-3799-88e9-7b5caef2ac54</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69167830/2sidesofchristmas.mp3" length="11185170" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the first Christmas Day, God gave us the greatest gift we will ever receive. That gift was His only Son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 is one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the first Christmas Day, God gave us the greatest gift we will ever receive. That gift was His only Son, Jesus Christ. John 3:16 is one of the best-known verses in the Bible. It reads, “For God so loved the world that he gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. That one verse sums up the Christmas story like no other single verse does. But the subject of Christmas is not that simple. It means different things to different people. People celebrate Christmas for different reasons. People have different expectations during Christmastime. Those of us who follow Christ represent one side of Christmas. It’s one of our favorite times of the year if not the most favorite time. We know the real meaning of Christmas. We rejoice in the birth of Christ because He is our personal Savior. But that’s not everybody’s Christmas story. Because of the dominant role of today’s consumer culture during Christmastime, some people dread this time of the year. Some are saddest and most depressed this time of the year. That’s the other side of Christmas. In this episode, Frank King addresses what he refers to as the two sides of Christmas. Why Some People Don't Like Christmas Numerous reasons exist why Christmas is not a good time of the year for many people. For some people, they get depressed at Christmas and even angry because of the excessive commercialization of Christmas, with the focus on gifts and the emphasis on "perfect" social activities. Some dread Christmas because of the pressure to spend lots of money on gifts and incur increasing debt. Many people feel very lonely at Christmas, because they have suffered the loss of loved ones or their job. The constant reminders of other people’s happy seasons can serve as a painful reminder of the happiness and love that’s lacking in their own lives due to family conflict, loss, break ups, divorce, loneliness, etc. The truth is that none of the reasons just stated have anything to do with the real meaning of Christmas. One reason many people are sad and depressed during Christmastime is because they have bought into a false narrative of what Christmas is all about. Frank reminds us that Christ came to give us peace in spite of our external circumstances.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>700</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c95568a6d2315a9f7df9199a4b819117.jpg"/><itunes:episode>165</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Suffering As a Christian (Episode 163)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/suffering-as-a-christian-episode-163--68995643</link><description><![CDATA[Being a Christian does not shield you from being tested. It does not exclude you from suffering at times. What’s clear throughout the Scriptures is that God allows suffering among His people, sometimes in extreme ways. In this episode, Frank King addresses the subject of suffering as a Christian. In 1 Peter 4:12, Peter writes, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you” (KJV). In different Bible versions, this verse is translated somewhat differently. For instance, the KJV refers to “the trial which is to try you.” The NASB says, “concerning the fiery trial among you” as if it was happening at the time of Peter’s writing. The ESV renders, “the fiery trial when it comes upon you.” The bottom line is that Peter was writing to those whom he wrote about fiery trials and telling them not to regard them as being strange. All three of the Bible versions mentioned above reveal that the purpose of the trial is to try us or to test us or to prove us. Those of us living in the Western World tend to have a different view of suffering than those in other places. Real suffering as a Christian happens when you are a Christian living in Communist or Islamic territory. And you are asked to either renounce your faith or die. And you choose to die for your faith. We happen to be blessed to live in a country that’s still somewhat friendly to Christians. At least that’s true now.  Accordingly, it’s easier for us in the US to become numb to the idea of real suffering for Christ. In many churches today, we preach more about prosperity and blessings than we do about being faithful to Christ. But God wants us to boldly live out our faith even when it costs us some suffering to do so.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/462c88df-5af6-3b76-813c-4229b08ca1f8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:15:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68995643/sufferingaschristian.mp3" length="12996187" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Being a Christian does not shield you from being tested. It does not exclude you from suffering at times. What’s clear throughout the Scriptures is that God allows suffering among His people, sometimes in extreme ways. In this episode, Frank King...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Being a Christian does not shield you from being tested. It does not exclude you from suffering at times. What’s clear throughout the Scriptures is that God allows suffering among His people, sometimes in extreme ways. In this episode, Frank King addresses the subject of suffering as a Christian. In 1 Peter 4:12, Peter writes, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial that is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you” (KJV). In different Bible versions, this verse is translated somewhat differently. For instance, the KJV refers to “the trial which is to try you.” The NASB says, “concerning the fiery trial among you” as if it was happening at the time of Peter’s writing. The ESV renders, “the fiery trial when it comes upon you.” The bottom line is that Peter was writing to those whom he wrote about fiery trials and telling them not to regard them as being strange. All three of the Bible versions mentioned above reveal that the purpose of the trial is to try us or to test us or to prove us. Those of us living in the Western World tend to have a different view of suffering than those in other places. Real suffering as a Christian happens when you are a Christian living in Communist or Islamic territory. And you are asked to either renounce your faith or die. And you choose to die for your faith. We happen to be blessed to live in a country that’s still somewhat friendly to Christians. At least that’s true now.  Accordingly, it’s easier for us in the US to become numb to the idea of real suffering for Christ. In many churches today, we preach more about prosperity and blessings than we do about being faithful to Christ. But God wants us to boldly live out our faith even when it costs us some suffering to do so.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>813</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9e1eae4127459f39cff3feac29b76d4e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>164</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being All in for Christ (Episode 162)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-all-in-for-christ-episode-162--68861335</link><description><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus called on the first twelve disciples to give up everything and to follow Him. And during His teachings to the multitudes as He went from place to place, He called on His followers to lose their life for His sake. In this episode, Frank King’s message is a challenge to believers to be all in for Christ. By that he means to be fully committed to following Christ. Perhaps we all would agree that Paul the apostle was a man who was all in for Christ. In his letter to the church at Philippi, he writes this about his commitment to following Christ: “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” (Phil. 3:10, KJV). Anyone with such a conviction as Paul’s is one who is all in for Christ. Still, Paul was never content with where he was in Christ. He was always pressing forward in his walk with the Lord. He writes, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus” (verse 12). To apprehend means to get a hold of.  In effect, Paul was saying that his goal in life was to get a hold of what Christ had gotten a hold of him for. God had a specific purpose for Paul’s life, and he has a purpose for each of us. The question is, are we committed to getting a hold of what Christ has gotten a hold of us for.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2b354a9f-cb7c-3506-abad-9d0de9b6e083</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:52:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68861335/beingalln4christ.mp3" length="13693760" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>During His public ministry, Jesus called on the first twelve disciples to give up everything and to follow Him. And during His teachings to the multitudes as He went from place to place, He called on His followers to lose their life for His sake. In...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus called on the first twelve disciples to give up everything and to follow Him. And during His teachings to the multitudes as He went from place to place, He called on His followers to lose their life for His sake. In this episode, Frank King’s message is a challenge to believers to be all in for Christ. By that he means to be fully committed to following Christ. Perhaps we all would agree that Paul the apostle was a man who was all in for Christ. In his letter to the church at Philippi, he writes this about his commitment to following Christ: “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” (Phil. 3:10, KJV). Anyone with such a conviction as Paul’s is one who is all in for Christ. Still, Paul was never content with where he was in Christ. He was always pressing forward in his walk with the Lord. He writes, “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus” (verse 12). To apprehend means to get a hold of.  In effect, Paul was saying that his goal in life was to get a hold of what Christ had gotten a hold of him for. God had a specific purpose for Paul’s life, and he has a purpose for each of us. The question is, are we committed to getting a hold of what Christ has gotten a hold of us for.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>856</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/c53193823ff260b30123b781ad5b8058.jpg"/><itunes:episode>163</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Importance of Ministering the Word of God (Episode 161)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-ministering-the-word-of-god-episode-161--68656361</link><description><![CDATA[Ministering the Word of God is important because according to the Bible, the Word of God is quick-or living-- and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). Jesus said the words He spoke are spirit and they are life (John 6:63). It goes without saying that the only time that we are ministering the Word of God is when what we preach and teach is based upon the Scriptures. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the importance of ministering the Word of God. The most important part of morning worship in a local church is the ministry of God’s Word. Some local churches have amazing music ministries. Their praise team and/or choir know how to usher the people into worship. But the goal of all of that must be to set the stage for preaching. That’s when the people get to hear from God through His Word. Of course, not all preaching and teaching is the same. That brings us to the importance of sound doctrine. By sound doctrine, we mean sound teaching. Sound doctrine is important because it assures us that we are walking in truth. There is only one way to provide sound doctrine. That’s through ministering the Word of God. In 1 Peter 2:2, Peter writes, “Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation” (NASB). By the pure milk of the word, Peter means the unadulterated or undiluted word. Believers can’t properly grow through watered down preaching. Admittedly, a minister can grow an audience with watered down preaching. But a congregation built on a diluted version of the Word of God will not be spiritually strong. The power of the ministry of the Word of God is evident in the words of Paul the apostle found in Romans 10:17. He writes that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. The truth is that there is but one message one can proclaim that can bring men and women into a personal relationship with God through faith in Christ. That is the ministry of God's Word.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6ca9edca-8c44-31eb-9d48-9f12916ef45e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:13:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68656361/ministeringthewordofgod.mp3" length="11282573" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Ministering the Word of God is important because according to the Bible, the Word of God is quick-or living-- and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). Jesus said the words He spoke are spirit and they are life (John 6:63). It goes without saying that the only...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ministering the Word of God is important because according to the Bible, the Word of God is quick-or living-- and powerful (Hebrews 4:12). Jesus said the words He spoke are spirit and they are life (John 6:63). It goes without saying that the only time that we are ministering the Word of God is when what we preach and teach is based upon the Scriptures. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the importance of ministering the Word of God. The most important part of morning worship in a local church is the ministry of God’s Word. Some local churches have amazing music ministries. Their praise team and/or choir know how to usher the people into worship. But the goal of all of that must be to set the stage for preaching. That’s when the people get to hear from God through His Word. Of course, not all preaching and teaching is the same. That brings us to the importance of sound doctrine. By sound doctrine, we mean sound teaching. Sound doctrine is important because it assures us that we are walking in truth. There is only one way to provide sound doctrine. That’s through ministering the Word of God. In 1 Peter 2:2, Peter writes, “Like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation” (NASB). By the pure milk of the word, Peter means the unadulterated or undiluted word. Believers can’t properly grow through watered down preaching. Admittedly, a minister can grow an audience with watered down preaching. But a congregation built on a diluted version of the Word of God will not be spiritually strong. The power of the ministry of the Word of God is evident in the words of Paul the apostle found in Romans 10:17. He writes that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. The truth is that there is but one message one can proclaim that can bring men and women into a personal relationship with God through faith in Christ. That is the ministry of God's Word.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>706</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f16e080f4dd6c398ba80e8de4fbe6042.jpg"/><itunes:episode>162</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Will Supply the Needs (Episode 160)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-will-supply-the-needs-episode-160--68554201</link><description><![CDATA[Doing the work of the Lord always requires you to walk by faith. No matter how much you try to get around that reality, that will always be the case. If you must have all the resources at hand before you begin a work for God, you will never get started. The mission and work of the church is God’s mandate. Because of that we can trust Him to be faithful whenever we embark upon some aspect of the work of the ministry. For instance, God called Moses to lead the people to build Him a sanctuary in the wilderness (Ex. 25:8).  This was unfamiliar territory for Moses. He had no idea how to do what God was calling him to do. But we don’t need to know how to do what God has called us to do. We just need to know what God has called us to do. God gave Moses the plan for how to build the sanctuary and how it was supposed to look (verse 9). He gifted the people to do all the meticulous work (Ex. 31:2-6). And He touched the hearts of the people to give more than enough to fund the work He had called Moses to do (Ex. 36:3-7). The same thing is true for us today. God can call us to do things that we feel ill-equipped to do. He tends to call us to do things that are bigger than we are because He is a big God. But equally important, God is faithful to supply the needs for whatever He calls us to do. We are simply tools for God to use. And when He calls us to a work, He is faithful to supply the needs to do the work. What has been said above is not limited to those who are called to pastoring or church leadership. The premise is that God will call all of us to a work. He has gifted every one of us who is in Christ with the ability to do work for the Kingdom. The purpose of this message is to challenge and stir believers to have a big heart for God.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ce9b563d-58ca-30f5-88fd-a7a6a8f2a22b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:14:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68554201/godwillsupplyneeds.mp3" length="13406624" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Doing the work of the Lord always requires you to walk by faith. No matter how much you try to get around that reality, that will always be the case. If you must have all the resources at hand before you begin a work for God, you will never get...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Doing the work of the Lord always requires you to walk by faith. No matter how much you try to get around that reality, that will always be the case. If you must have all the resources at hand before you begin a work for God, you will never get started. The mission and work of the church is God’s mandate. Because of that we can trust Him to be faithful whenever we embark upon some aspect of the work of the ministry. For instance, God called Moses to lead the people to build Him a sanctuary in the wilderness (Ex. 25:8).  This was unfamiliar territory for Moses. He had no idea how to do what God was calling him to do. But we don’t need to know how to do what God has called us to do. We just need to know what God has called us to do. God gave Moses the plan for how to build the sanctuary and how it was supposed to look (verse 9). He gifted the people to do all the meticulous work (Ex. 31:2-6). And He touched the hearts of the people to give more than enough to fund the work He had called Moses to do (Ex. 36:3-7). The same thing is true for us today. God can call us to do things that we feel ill-equipped to do. He tends to call us to do things that are bigger than we are because He is a big God. But equally important, God is faithful to supply the needs for whatever He calls us to do. We are simply tools for God to use. And when He calls us to a work, He is faithful to supply the needs to do the work. What has been said above is not limited to those who are called to pastoring or church leadership. The premise is that God will call all of us to a work. He has gifted every one of us who is in Christ with the ability to do work for the Kingdom. The purpose of this message is to challenge and stir believers to have a big heart for God.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>838</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b8ac6a2274866529d1d328ec80feb52f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>161</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The World When Jesus Returns (Episode 159)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-world-when-jesus-returns-episode-159--68438275</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses what the world will be like leading up to the return of Christ and what Christians refer to as the rapture of the church. The rapture refers to the time when Christ will descend from heaven, though He will not physically touch earth, and all who are in Christ, both the dead and the living, will be gathered in the air to meet the Lord. Then shall they ever be with Him. Paul addresses this event in 1 Thess. 4:17. Jesus compares His return to the days of Noah when the floods came. “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be,” He said (Matt. 24:37, KJV). As Noah built the ark to prepare for the flood, the people of the world were eating and drinking and marrying. They knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away (vv. 38-39). Similarly, when Jesus returns, most people will be taken by surprise. Jesus says, “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left” (verse 40). This event, the return of Christ and the rapture, will occur throughout the world at one time in history in the twinkling of an eye. If Jesus returns at night while we sleep, those who are saved will be taken to meet Him, and those who are not saved will be left behind. For those aboard a plane at the time, if the pilot is a Christian, he will be taken, and those aboard who are not saved will be left behind. Jesus knows those who are His.  Not one person who is saved will be left behind at His return, and not one unsaved person will be mistakenly gathered to the Lord. Nothing in our life should be more important than to be ready when Jesus returns. Ironically, that’s one of the subjects we seldom talk about in the local church. In some churches, you can hear preaching weekly about prosperity and God’s desire to shower blessings upon you. Or you can hear about spiritual gifts and particularly the prophetic ministry. But how often do we hear messages on the return of the Lord and the need for us to live in readiness for Him?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ba228673-2882-314d-a891-e519f1084c89</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:59:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68438275/worldwhenjesusreturns.mp3" length="13603896" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Frank King addresses what the world will be like leading up to the return of Christ and what Christians refer to as the rapture of the church. The rapture refers to the time when Christ will descend from heaven, though He will not...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses what the world will be like leading up to the return of Christ and what Christians refer to as the rapture of the church. The rapture refers to the time when Christ will descend from heaven, though He will not physically touch earth, and all who are in Christ, both the dead and the living, will be gathered in the air to meet the Lord. Then shall they ever be with Him. Paul addresses this event in 1 Thess. 4:17. Jesus compares His return to the days of Noah when the floods came. “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be,” He said (Matt. 24:37, KJV). As Noah built the ark to prepare for the flood, the people of the world were eating and drinking and marrying. They knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away (vv. 38-39). Similarly, when Jesus returns, most people will be taken by surprise. Jesus says, “Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left” (verse 40). This event, the return of Christ and the rapture, will occur throughout the world at one time in history in the twinkling of an eye. If Jesus returns at night while we sleep, those who are saved will be taken to meet Him, and those who are not saved will be left behind. For those aboard a plane at the time, if the pilot is a Christian, he will be taken, and those aboard who are not saved will be left behind. Jesus knows those who are His.  Not one person who is saved will be left behind at His return, and not one unsaved person will be mistakenly gathered to the Lord. Nothing in our life should be more important than to be ready when Jesus returns. Ironically, that’s one of the subjects we seldom talk about in the local church. In some churches, you can hear preaching weekly about prosperity and God’s desire to shower blessings upon you. Or you can hear about spiritual gifts and particularly the prophetic ministry. But how often do we hear messages on the return of the Lord and the need for us to live in readiness for Him?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>851</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f8960069807ecda110eb495e960ec026.jpg"/><itunes:episode>160</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Developing a Christian Mindset (Episode 158)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/developing-a-christian-mindset-episode-158--68337529</link><description><![CDATA[Just because a person is a Christian does not mean his life will reflect a Christian mindset. What that tells us is that having a Christian mindset in life is not incidental to becoming a Christian. In Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi he writes, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5, KJV). More accurately, this is an appeal for us to have the same mindset as Christ. In this episode, Frank King addresses some areas of Christian living that are vital to developing a Christian mindset. These areas are found in chapter four of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul’s appeal is consistent with who we are as Christians. But some Christians will read the verses focused upon in the episode and dismiss them because some believers don’t think they can live accordingly. But God never calls on us to live on a level that He has not equipped us to live on. In Christ, He has changed our lives to live a Christlike life. Success won’t happen overnight, but if we never take the first step, we will never get there. We have a saying in life that attitude determines altitude. This is true in our walk with Christ as well. For instance, when we commit to rejoicing always, and to not living in anxiety mode, and to occupying our mind with thoughts that are honest and pure and of good virtue, as Paul writes, our doing so will take us to another place in our relationship with the Lord. But if we are always having a pity party and worrying about everything in life and thinking negatively, the devil will have a field day with us. How committed are you to developing a Christian mindset?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/d4d97ce7-4ed0-3073-bd9a-85cfe1592762</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:02:42 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68337529/developingchristianmindset.mp3" length="12888770" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Just because a person is a Christian does not mean his life will reflect a Christian mindset. What that tells us is that having a Christian mindset in life is not incidental to becoming a Christian. In Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi he...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just because a person is a Christian does not mean his life will reflect a Christian mindset. What that tells us is that having a Christian mindset in life is not incidental to becoming a Christian. In Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi he writes, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5, KJV). More accurately, this is an appeal for us to have the same mindset as Christ. In this episode, Frank King addresses some areas of Christian living that are vital to developing a Christian mindset. These areas are found in chapter four of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul’s appeal is consistent with who we are as Christians. But some Christians will read the verses focused upon in the episode and dismiss them because some believers don’t think they can live accordingly. But God never calls on us to live on a level that He has not equipped us to live on. In Christ, He has changed our lives to live a Christlike life. Success won’t happen overnight, but if we never take the first step, we will never get there. We have a saying in life that attitude determines altitude. This is true in our walk with Christ as well. For instance, when we commit to rejoicing always, and to not living in anxiety mode, and to occupying our mind with thoughts that are honest and pure and of good virtue, as Paul writes, our doing so will take us to another place in our relationship with the Lord. But if we are always having a pity party and worrying about everything in life and thinking negatively, the devil will have a field day with us. How committed are you to developing a Christian mindset?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>806</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d221a00f67c6e4dd1b455c65d5052cff.jpg"/><itunes:episode>159</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Doing More Than the Norm to Win (Episode 157)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/doing-more-than-the-norm-to-win-episode-157--68206897</link><description><![CDATA[According to the Bible, the devil is our adversary, and as a roaring lion he goes about seeking whom he may destroy (1 Peter 5:8). That one verse is the reason for a lot of the things happening in our world today. Not all the things you and I face in this life stem from normal occurrences. Some of them are the result of spiritual opposition. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King explains why sometimes, we must do more than the norm to receive from the Lord. In Matthew’s record of the gospel, he tells of a man who brought his epileptic son to the disciples, and they could not heal him. When the man told Jesus about this, He was disappointed with the disciples. That’s because at this point, Jesus had given the disciples the power to heal the sick and to cast out demons (Matthew 10:1). So, they had power to do what needed to be done, but when they did what they had done in the past, it didn’t get the job done. Subsequently, Jesus healed the man’s son. If it was not the will of God for the young man to be healed, Jesus would not have been able to heal him either. And remember, Jesus had given the disciples the power to heal the sick and cast our devils. This power was the very thing this epileptic young man needed to be healed. The disciples came to Jesus and wanted to know why He could heal the young man and they could not. Jesus replied, “Because of your unbelief” (Matthew 17:20, KJV). “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer AND fasting,” Jesus added (verse 21). In effect, Jesus was saying that this one is not business as usual. In this case, the disciples needed to do more than the usual to minister healing. Yes, they needed to pray, they needed to have faith, but in this case, they needed to fast as well. The point is that sometimes, it’s not true that it’s not the will of God to do what we ask of Him. But sometimes, we need to go deeper, fight a little harder in the spiritual realm to get what we need from the Lord.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3c079ff4-2913-3a81-8704-715af2614242</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:12:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68206897/doingmorethannorm.mp3" length="13165460" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>According to the Bible, the devil is our adversary, and as a roaring lion he goes about seeking whom he may destroy (1 Peter 5:8). That one verse is the reason for a lot of the things happening in our world today. Not all the things you and I face in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the Bible, the devil is our adversary, and as a roaring lion he goes about seeking whom he may destroy (1 Peter 5:8). That one verse is the reason for a lot of the things happening in our world today. Not all the things you and I face in this life stem from normal occurrences. Some of them are the result of spiritual opposition. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King explains why sometimes, we must do more than the norm to receive from the Lord. In Matthew’s record of the gospel, he tells of a man who brought his epileptic son to the disciples, and they could not heal him. When the man told Jesus about this, He was disappointed with the disciples. That’s because at this point, Jesus had given the disciples the power to heal the sick and to cast out demons (Matthew 10:1). So, they had power to do what needed to be done, but when they did what they had done in the past, it didn’t get the job done. Subsequently, Jesus healed the man’s son. If it was not the will of God for the young man to be healed, Jesus would not have been able to heal him either. And remember, Jesus had given the disciples the power to heal the sick and cast our devils. This power was the very thing this epileptic young man needed to be healed. The disciples came to Jesus and wanted to know why He could heal the young man and they could not. Jesus replied, “Because of your unbelief” (Matthew 17:20, KJV). “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer AND fasting,” Jesus added (verse 21). In effect, Jesus was saying that this one is not business as usual. In this case, the disciples needed to do more than the usual to minister healing. Yes, they needed to pray, they needed to have faith, but in this case, they needed to fast as well. The point is that sometimes, it’s not true that it’s not the will of God to do what we ask of Him. But sometimes, we need to go deeper, fight a little harder in the spiritual realm to get what we need from the Lord.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0076177086970cbd09daad5c24493ef8.jpg"/><itunes:episode>158</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Faith in God (Episode 156)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-in-god-episode-156--68063395</link><description><![CDATA[Our faith is only as good as the person or thing we choose to place our faith in. In this episode, Frank King addresses Jesus’ commandment for us to have faith in God. At times we all struggle with exercising our faith in God. In Hebrews 11:6, we find two important requirements for exercising faith in God. One, the verse says we must believe that God exists. All genuine believers get an A-plus on that one. Secondly, this verse says we must believe God rewards those who diligently seek Him. That last part is the challenge. Faith requires us to hang in there with God. And too many people today are too spiritually impotent to endure that. One day, as Jesus was headed to the temple in Jerusalem, He was hungry, and He saw this fig tree. He came to the tree hoping to find some figs. Because the tree was barren, Jesus cursed the tree. The next day, He and His disciples passed that same tree and it was dead. Peter remembered that Jesus had cursed the tree the day before.  So, he says, Master, the fig tree you cursed is withered away. Jesus replied, “Have faith in God” (Matthew 11:22, KJV). He said those words to reveal the means by which He had cursed the tree. He did it by faith in God. Faith in God revolutionizes our outlook on life. We no longer live in bondage of the fear of dying. Even if the economy were to tank so that everybody’s worried about it, we believe that God is able to sustain us even then. That’s what having faith in God will do for us. We are so blessed to be able to go to the house of God each week and hear the good news of the gospel. We are blessed to have Christian TV and programming we can watch and listen to deepen our faith. It is our faith in God that determines the quality of Christian life we can have. Not how often we go to the house of God. Nor the kind of church we attend. But it’s our faith that determines that. The healthier your faith in God is, the more vibrant and victorious your Christian life will be.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/488ba3c7-e158-3f8d-aac2-44ae3903e569</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68063395/faithngod.mp3" length="13042561" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Our faith is only as good as the person or thing we choose to place our faith in. In this episode, Frank King addresses Jesus’ commandment for us to have faith in God. At times we all struggle with exercising our faith in God. In Hebrews 11:6, we find...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our faith is only as good as the person or thing we choose to place our faith in. In this episode, Frank King addresses Jesus’ commandment for us to have faith in God. At times we all struggle with exercising our faith in God. In Hebrews 11:6, we find two important requirements for exercising faith in God. One, the verse says we must believe that God exists. All genuine believers get an A-plus on that one. Secondly, this verse says we must believe God rewards those who diligently seek Him. That last part is the challenge. Faith requires us to hang in there with God. And too many people today are too spiritually impotent to endure that. One day, as Jesus was headed to the temple in Jerusalem, He was hungry, and He saw this fig tree. He came to the tree hoping to find some figs. Because the tree was barren, Jesus cursed the tree. The next day, He and His disciples passed that same tree and it was dead. Peter remembered that Jesus had cursed the tree the day before.  So, he says, Master, the fig tree you cursed is withered away. Jesus replied, “Have faith in God” (Matthew 11:22, KJV). He said those words to reveal the means by which He had cursed the tree. He did it by faith in God. Faith in God revolutionizes our outlook on life. We no longer live in bondage of the fear of dying. Even if the economy were to tank so that everybody’s worried about it, we believe that God is able to sustain us even then. That’s what having faith in God will do for us. We are so blessed to be able to go to the house of God each week and hear the good news of the gospel. We are blessed to have Christian TV and programming we can watch and listen to deepen our faith. It is our faith in God that determines the quality of Christian life we can have. Not how often we go to the house of God. Nor the kind of church we attend. But it’s our faith that determines that. The healthier your faith in God is, the more vibrant and victorious your Christian life will be.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>816</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1f108b32c6bf2ef97619a20dcf24430f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>157</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Relationship Between Your Heart and God's Word (Episode 155)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-relationship-between-your-heart-and-god-s-word-episode-155--67979664</link><description><![CDATA[What is the relationship between your heart and God’s Word? In the parable found in Matthew, chapter 13; the takeaway is that we can know a lot about the heart of a person solely by how that person interacts with the Word of God. In this parable, Jesus addresses four types of hearers. Each of us should be able to see ourselves in one of these four types of hearers. The message of this parable is cut and dry. It says, in effect, either you have a solid relationship with the Lord, or you don't, and that is reflected in your interaction with the Word of God. In other words, there is a dynamic chemistry that exists between God’s Word and the heart that God has changed. In this parable, the seed fell upon four different kinds of ground. Some fell by the wayside, some in stony places, some among the thorns, and some into good ground. And it was the type of soil that determined what became of the seed. If you plant good seed in good soil, you will get a good yield. If you plant good seed in bad soil, however, you won’t get a good yield. This is not to minimize the importance of a preacher’s ability to minister the Word of God effectively. But it does not matter how good his communication skills are, when he sows seed in the heart of a person whose heart is bad soil, the yield will be little if any. In the parable, the Sower represents the preacher, the seed represents the Word of God, and the soil represents the heart of the listener. Of course, if you want to please the Lord, your heart must become like good soil so God's Word can be fruitful in you.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e113fab9-dcbd-38dc-959c-431885469ac4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:35:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67979664/yourheartgodsword.mp3" length="13161299" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What is the relationship between your heart and God’s Word? In the parable found in Matthew, chapter 13; the takeaway is that we can know a lot about the heart of a person solely by how that person interacts with the Word of God. In this parable,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is the relationship between your heart and God’s Word? In the parable found in Matthew, chapter 13; the takeaway is that we can know a lot about the heart of a person solely by how that person interacts with the Word of God. In this parable, Jesus addresses four types of hearers. Each of us should be able to see ourselves in one of these four types of hearers. The message of this parable is cut and dry. It says, in effect, either you have a solid relationship with the Lord, or you don't, and that is reflected in your interaction with the Word of God. In other words, there is a dynamic chemistry that exists between God’s Word and the heart that God has changed. In this parable, the seed fell upon four different kinds of ground. Some fell by the wayside, some in stony places, some among the thorns, and some into good ground. And it was the type of soil that determined what became of the seed. If you plant good seed in good soil, you will get a good yield. If you plant good seed in bad soil, however, you won’t get a good yield. This is not to minimize the importance of a preacher’s ability to minister the Word of God effectively. But it does not matter how good his communication skills are, when he sows seed in the heart of a person whose heart is bad soil, the yield will be little if any. In the parable, the Sower represents the preacher, the seed represents the Word of God, and the soil represents the heart of the listener. Of course, if you want to please the Lord, your heart must become like good soil so God's Word can be fruitful in you.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3f772b8bc99c4647996317d131d2bd60.jpg"/><itunes:episode>156</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A  Prophet Like Moses (Episode 154)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-prophet-like-moses-episode-154--67896342</link><description><![CDATA[Moses was one of the most phenomenal people we read and learn about in the OT. At one point, God spoke with Moses face to face as a man does with a friend (Ex. 33:11). Moses had a special relationship with God because it was through the mouth of Moses that God spoke to His people. That brings us to the subject of the office of the prophet. They were the messengers of God for speaking to His people. In this episode, Frank King focuses on the prophetic role that Moses played in the life of God’s people during His day. Frank says this was a foreshadow of the role Christ would play in the life of God’s people when He came. Moses told the Israelites that one day God was going to send them a special prophet. “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him,” Moses said (Deuteronomy 18:15, NASB). A key point here is that Moses said this person is going to be a prophet like himself. Moses was in effect the mouth of God to the people of God. Similarly, when Jesus came on earth, He was the mouth of God to the people of God. Jesus Is That Prophet Heretofore, we have assumed that the prophet Moses talked about was Jesus himself. But how can we validate that? Consider these words of Peter: “Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you’” (Acts 3:23).  Peter said these words as he challenged the Jews to repent regarding their rejection of Christ to let them know that He was prophet promised them by God. Jesus plays that same prophetic role to us today. God is speaking to us in these last days by His Son (Heb 1:2). Let us hear Him.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2c768912-d1d7-3a74-a9bb-1f3b33b31516</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:45:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67896342/aprophetlikemoses.mp3" length="13272864" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Moses was one of the most phenomenal people we read and learn about in the OT. At one point, God spoke with Moses face to face as a man does with a friend (Ex. 33:11). Moses had a special relationship with God because it was through the mouth of Moses...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Moses was one of the most phenomenal people we read and learn about in the OT. At one point, God spoke with Moses face to face as a man does with a friend (Ex. 33:11). Moses had a special relationship with God because it was through the mouth of Moses that God spoke to His people. That brings us to the subject of the office of the prophet. They were the messengers of God for speaking to His people. In this episode, Frank King focuses on the prophetic role that Moses played in the life of God’s people during His day. Frank says this was a foreshadow of the role Christ would play in the life of God’s people when He came. Moses told the Israelites that one day God was going to send them a special prophet. “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him,” Moses said (Deuteronomy 18:15, NASB). A key point here is that Moses said this person is going to be a prophet like himself. Moses was in effect the mouth of God to the people of God. Similarly, when Jesus came on earth, He was the mouth of God to the people of God. Jesus Is That Prophet Heretofore, we have assumed that the prophet Moses talked about was Jesus himself. But how can we validate that? Consider these words of Peter: “Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you’” (Acts 3:23).  Peter said these words as he challenged the Jews to repent regarding their rejection of Christ to let them know that He was prophet promised them by God. Jesus plays that same prophetic role to us today. God is speaking to us in these last days by His Son (Heb 1:2). Let us hear Him.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>830</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ac3bdbda5b69fb89330dd55fd82a95cb.jpg"/><itunes:episode>155</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord? (Episode 153)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-anything-too-hard-for-the-lord-episode-153--67724605</link><description><![CDATA[At times, we face problems that are too big for us. Nothing in the Bible assures us that that will never be the case. That’s why our faith in God is so important. Let’s face it; had He created us to be self-sufficient so we could solve all of our own problems, we wouldn’t need to have faith in God. But the truth is that we all have limitations, and when life takes us beyond those limits, we must look to God. In this episode, Frank shares a message of encouragement, reminding us that nothing is too hard for the Lord. In this episode, Frank uses the experience of Abraham and Sarah as an example. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 when God blessed them with a child God had promised to them 25 years earlier. Furthermore, Sarah was born barren. Based upon their reality, what Abraham and Sarah wanted at this point was humanly impossible. But it was not impossible with God. The angel of the Lord said according to the time of life, I shall return and Sarah your wife will have a son. We often talk about God in terms of natural reasoning. It’s as if we think God can only get something done while natural circumstances are favorable to the situation. We think that if God waits too long, even He can’t do anything about our situation. But natural circumstances don’t have to be favorable for God to work on your behalf. God can still work on your behalf even when natural circumstances are not in your favor. Sarah laughed at the angel’s promise. Then the angel asked the question, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” (Genesis 18:14, KJV). The Importance of Faith What should be abundantly clear here is the importance of our faith in God. So, in Psalm 27:13, the psalmist writes, “I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13). He is saying that the thing that kept him from giving up, the only thing that kept him from going under, was that he believed he was going to see the goodness of the Lord. When you are faced with difficult situations, when you are faced with a problem for which there seems to be no answer, what’s going to keep you moving, what’s going to keep you from giving up, what’s going to keep you from despairing is that you believe you are going to see the goodness of the Lord. So, the answer to the question posed by the title of this episode is no, there is nothing too hard for the Lord.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e1dffdd6-79ef-3482-a4c4-d8fa95532065</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:27:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67724605/isanyrhing2hard.mp3" length="14910006" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>At times, we face problems that are too big for us. Nothing in the Bible assures us that that will never be the case. That’s why our faith in God is so important. Let’s face it; had He created us to be self-sufficient so we could solve all of our own...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[At times, we face problems that are too big for us. Nothing in the Bible assures us that that will never be the case. That’s why our faith in God is so important. Let’s face it; had He created us to be self-sufficient so we could solve all of our own problems, we wouldn’t need to have faith in God. But the truth is that we all have limitations, and when life takes us beyond those limits, we must look to God. In this episode, Frank shares a message of encouragement, reminding us that nothing is too hard for the Lord. In this episode, Frank uses the experience of Abraham and Sarah as an example. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 when God blessed them with a child God had promised to them 25 years earlier. Furthermore, Sarah was born barren. Based upon their reality, what Abraham and Sarah wanted at this point was humanly impossible. But it was not impossible with God. The angel of the Lord said according to the time of life, I shall return and Sarah your wife will have a son. We often talk about God in terms of natural reasoning. It’s as if we think God can only get something done while natural circumstances are favorable to the situation. We think that if God waits too long, even He can’t do anything about our situation. But natural circumstances don’t have to be favorable for God to work on your behalf. God can still work on your behalf even when natural circumstances are not in your favor. Sarah laughed at the angel’s promise. Then the angel asked the question, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” (Genesis 18:14, KJV). The Importance of Faith What should be abundantly clear here is the importance of our faith in God. So, in Psalm 27:13, the psalmist writes, “I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13). He is saying that the thing that kept him from giving up, the only thing that kept him from going under, was that he believed he was going to see the goodness of the Lord. When you are faced with difficult situations, when you are faced with a problem for which there seems to be no answer, what’s going to keep you moving, what’s going to keep you from giving up, what’s going to keep you from despairing is that you believe you are going to see the goodness of the Lord. So, the answer to the question posed by the title of this episode is no, there is nothing too hard for the Lord.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>932</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7a82eaacebd04865357db63593a3631d.jpg"/><itunes:episode>154</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Becoming a Mature Christian (Episode 152)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/becoming-a-mature-christian-episode-152--67624532</link><description><![CDATA[Think about your relationship with Christ a year ago. And think about your relationship with Him today. From year to year, your relationship with Him should be moving in a positive direction. The truth is, however, that is not what’s happening in every Christian’s life. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the importance of becoming a mature Christian. In the book of Hebrews, the writer addresses a problem that exists with many believers. He writes, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food” (Hebrews 5:12, NASB). One important reason God wants us to mature as Christians is so that He can use us to serve Him. We come to church to worship God, but we also come to be equipped to serve God more effectively. There is a dying world out there depending on Christians reaching out to it with the life-changing gospel of our Lord. But the verse highlights a serious problem. The writer talks about people who had been Christians and who had been coming to church so long that by now they should be able to teach others. But he says, instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic stuff about being a Christian. In other words, because they were not growing, they were actually going backward. This is a serious problem with Christians failing to grow.  That is, if you are not growing as a Christian, you are not getting to the place where God can use you like He wants to use you. Salvation is Just the Beginning When students assemble to graduate from high school or college, we refer to those assemblies as commencement exercises. Now the word commencement refers to a beginning and not an end. But even though the graduates are ending their high school or college experience, the graduation is called a commencement exercise. It is called a commencement exercise because when you graduate, you have not arrived, but you have only just begun. Your education gives you some tools, a skillset for embarking upon life. What your life becomes, however, depends upon what you do with the skillset you have. The same is true when you accept Christ. It’s not a graduation; it is but a commencement. You have not arrived; you have only just begun. Upon salvation, God gives you everything you need to become a mature and productive Christian. What your life becomes, however, is dependent upon what you do with what God has imparted to you. That’s why it’s important for you to become a mature Christian.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/b9512016-1083-3daf-b48f-150f8d7ef347</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:14:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67624532/becomingmaturechristian.mp3" length="14822664" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Think about your relationship with Christ a year ago. And think about your relationship with Him today. From year to year, your relationship with Him should be moving in a positive direction. The truth is, however, that is not what’s happening in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Think about your relationship with Christ a year ago. And think about your relationship with Him today. From year to year, your relationship with Him should be moving in a positive direction. The truth is, however, that is not what’s happening in every Christian’s life. In this episode, Frank King teaches on the importance of becoming a mature Christian. In the book of Hebrews, the writer addresses a problem that exists with many believers. He writes, “For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food” (Hebrews 5:12, NASB). One important reason God wants us to mature as Christians is so that He can use us to serve Him. We come to church to worship God, but we also come to be equipped to serve God more effectively. There is a dying world out there depending on Christians reaching out to it with the life-changing gospel of our Lord. But the verse highlights a serious problem. The writer talks about people who had been Christians and who had been coming to church so long that by now they should be able to teach others. But he says, instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic stuff about being a Christian. In other words, because they were not growing, they were actually going backward. This is a serious problem with Christians failing to grow.  That is, if you are not growing as a Christian, you are not getting to the place where God can use you like He wants to use you. Salvation is Just the Beginning When students assemble to graduate from high school or college, we refer to those assemblies as commencement exercises. Now the word commencement refers to a beginning and not an end. But even though the graduates are ending their high school or college experience, the graduation is called a commencement exercise. It is called a commencement exercise because when you graduate, you have not arrived, but you have only just begun. Your education gives you some tools, a skillset for embarking upon life. What your life becomes, however, depends upon what you do with the skillset you have. The same is true when you accept Christ. It’s not a graduation; it is but a commencement. You have not arrived; you have only just begun. Upon salvation, God gives you everything you need to become a mature and productive Christian. What your life becomes, however, is dependent upon what you do with what God has imparted to you. That’s why it’s important for you to become a mature Christian.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>927</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/54b6cac17566925f131e03d08834ced3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>153</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How Love Promotes Confidence Toward God (Episode 151)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-love-promotes-confidence-toward-god-episode-151--67357665</link><description><![CDATA[It’s easy to be confident about something you can see and over which you have total control. But neither is true when we pray to God. Prayer is an act of faith. We can’t see God. And we have no control over how the outcome of our prayer will unfold. So the question is, what must we do or what can we do to move into the realm of being confident toward God when we pray? That is what Frank King addresses in today’s episode. In chapter  3 of John’s first epistle, he reveals that to have confidence toward God we must show love toward others. He writes, “Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth” (1 John 3:18, NASB). God requires us to do more than talk love. Some people are good at that. They are always talking about how much they love you, but they never come through for you when you need them to. That’s just talk. And as they say, talk is cheap. We must not love in tongue and words but in deeds. But not only in deeds but also in truth. That means God wants us to show genuine love toward others. Not some pretentious display of love but true love. Sometimes, people do impressive acts of love, but their motivation is wrong. That is still not genuine love. Prayer and Love According to John, genuine love is the means by which we know we are of the truth (verse 19). if you are not walking in genuine love, you are not walking in the truth. No matter how much you talk love, if you don’t show it, you are not of the truth. Everything in the Scriptures hinges on love. Moreover, genuine love is the means by which we “assure our heart before Him” (verse 19b). That means it instills confidence before Him. When our life is characterized by genuine love, our heart does not condemn us before the Lord. John writes, “If our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God” (verse 21). This is how love promotes confidence toward God when we pray. Prayer was never meant to be a guessing game. It was never meant to be something that leaves us wondering if God hears us or whether He will do something about what we have prayed about. What assures our heart before Him when we pray is genuine love as opposed to love in tongue and words only.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/d4c52f8a-6d0e-3e34-971d-5c78eba95bcd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67357665/howlovepromotesconfidence.mp3" length="13363581" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It’s easy to be confident about something you can see and over which you have total control. But neither is true when we pray to God. Prayer is an act of faith. We can’t see God. And we have no control over how the outcome of our prayer will unfold....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s easy to be confident about something you can see and over which you have total control. But neither is true when we pray to God. Prayer is an act of faith. We can’t see God. And we have no control over how the outcome of our prayer will unfold. So the question is, what must we do or what can we do to move into the realm of being confident toward God when we pray? That is what Frank King addresses in today’s episode. In chapter  3 of John’s first epistle, he reveals that to have confidence toward God we must show love toward others. He writes, “Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth” (1 John 3:18, NASB). God requires us to do more than talk love. Some people are good at that. They are always talking about how much they love you, but they never come through for you when you need them to. That’s just talk. And as they say, talk is cheap. We must not love in tongue and words but in deeds. But not only in deeds but also in truth. That means God wants us to show genuine love toward others. Not some pretentious display of love but true love. Sometimes, people do impressive acts of love, but their motivation is wrong. That is still not genuine love. Prayer and Love According to John, genuine love is the means by which we know we are of the truth (verse 19). if you are not walking in genuine love, you are not walking in the truth. No matter how much you talk love, if you don’t show it, you are not of the truth. Everything in the Scriptures hinges on love. Moreover, genuine love is the means by which we “assure our heart before Him” (verse 19b). That means it instills confidence before Him. When our life is characterized by genuine love, our heart does not condemn us before the Lord. John writes, “If our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God” (verse 21). This is how love promotes confidence toward God when we pray. Prayer was never meant to be a guessing game. It was never meant to be something that leaves us wondering if God hears us or whether He will do something about what we have prayed about. What assures our heart before Him when we pray is genuine love as opposed to love in tongue and words only.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>836</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7b2c6e523ab137d10cb1bf251530b7d4.jpg"/><itunes:episode>152</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Praying with the Right Attitude (Episode 150)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-with-the-right-attitude-episode-150--67264650</link><description><![CDATA[Jesus taught a lot about prayer when He was with His disciples. That’s a good thing because prayer is the means God has given us for making our requests to Him and for receiving from Him. The more we learn about how to pray effectively, the more effectively we can pray. In this episode, Frank teaches on the importance of praying with the right attitude. Jesus taught a parable about two men who went to the temple to pray. This parable was directed at those “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and viewed others with contempt” (Luke 18:9, NASB). In the parable, Jesus talked about a Pharisee and a publican. These were two extremes in the Jewish community. The Pharisees were an elite group, or they considered themselves to be an elite group of religious leaders in the Jewish community. They despised Jesus because His message and teachings were considered a serious threat to their prominence. The publicans, on the other hand, were tax collectors, or collectors of public revenue. They were usually Jews, but the taxes they collected went to the Roman government. Needless to say, publicans weren’t the most popular people in town. The Pharisee was self-righteous. He boasted to God that he was not like other men. “I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get,” he boasted (verse 12). By contrast, the publican acknowledged he was a sinner and threw himself upon the mercy of God. Jesus' Verdict To emphasize the importance of praying with the right attitude, Jesus said regarding the publican, “This man went down to his house justified rather than the other” (verse 14, KJV). “For everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted,” He continued. Think about it; the Pharisee journeyed from his house to God’s house just to pat himself on the back. And in the end, he returned home just like he came. And based upon what the Scriptures reveal about the Pharisees, you know this man had some things to pray about. The publican simply submitted himself to the mercy of God. Accordingly, if we want to have an effective prayer life, and we all should, we must pray with the right attitude toward others and about ourselves. That does not mean we cannot pray with confidence and boldness and faith. We should pray that way. But we must learn to pray that way void of pride and self-righteousness.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/27974dee-dd1c-339a-a13e-ff1a5efc7caf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:55:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67264650/prayingwithrightattitude.mp3" length="15309591" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jesus taught a lot about prayer when He was with His disciples. That’s a good thing because prayer is the means God has given us for making our requests to Him and for receiving from Him. The more we learn about how to pray effectively, the more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus taught a lot about prayer when He was with His disciples. That’s a good thing because prayer is the means God has given us for making our requests to Him and for receiving from Him. The more we learn about how to pray effectively, the more effectively we can pray. In this episode, Frank teaches on the importance of praying with the right attitude. Jesus taught a parable about two men who went to the temple to pray. This parable was directed at those “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and viewed others with contempt” (Luke 18:9, NASB). In the parable, Jesus talked about a Pharisee and a publican. These were two extremes in the Jewish community. The Pharisees were an elite group, or they considered themselves to be an elite group of religious leaders in the Jewish community. They despised Jesus because His message and teachings were considered a serious threat to their prominence. The publicans, on the other hand, were tax collectors, or collectors of public revenue. They were usually Jews, but the taxes they collected went to the Roman government. Needless to say, publicans weren’t the most popular people in town. The Pharisee was self-righteous. He boasted to God that he was not like other men. “I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get,” he boasted (verse 12). By contrast, the publican acknowledged he was a sinner and threw himself upon the mercy of God. Jesus' Verdict To emphasize the importance of praying with the right attitude, Jesus said regarding the publican, “This man went down to his house justified rather than the other” (verse 14, KJV). “For everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted,” He continued. Think about it; the Pharisee journeyed from his house to God’s house just to pat himself on the back. And in the end, he returned home just like he came. And based upon what the Scriptures reveal about the Pharisees, you know this man had some things to pray about. The publican simply submitted himself to the mercy of God. Accordingly, if we want to have an effective prayer life, and we all should, we must pray with the right attitude toward others and about ourselves. That does not mean we cannot pray with confidence and boldness and faith. We should pray that way. But we must learn to pray that way void of pride and self-righteousness.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>957</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/002f38a1176005a896912b5a42a3e66e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>151</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Person Called the Holy Spirit (Episode 149)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-person-called-the-holy-spirit-episode-149--67178028</link><description><![CDATA[In Christianity, we regard the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as three distinct persons that together make up the Godhead. We serve one God, but He manifests himself in three distinct persons. By distinct persons, we mean you can distinguish one from the other. For instance, God the Father resides in heaven. Then God sent Jesus as His Son on earth to be the Savior of the world. And while Jesus was on earth, He prayed to the Father in heaven. Then on the day of Pentecost, God sent the Holy Spirit to indwell us. In this episode, Frank King focuses on the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is so important to us is because He is the one who helps us to accomplish the work of the church and to live a victorious Christian life. We can’t do either of those without the help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit Before Jesus left His disciples, He promised to send the Holy Spirit to abide with them. “I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever,” Jesus promised (John 14:16, KJV). Two notable things Jesus reveals about the person of the Holy Spirit here. One, He will be another Comforter. Not all versions of the Bible use the word Comforter in the verse. The NASB renders Helper. The NIV uses the word Counselor. Some other versions of the Bible may use a different word. A key word in the verse above is the word “another.” In the Greek language, two words for another exist. One means another of the same kind. The other word means another of a different kind. In this verse, Jesus uses the word αλλος  (AL-loss), meaning another of the same kind. In other words, the Father would send them another Comforter (or Helper, Counselor, Friend, or whatever word your Bible uses); and He would be just like Jesus. Secondly, Jesus said in the verse, the Holy Spirit would abide or remain with them forever. He would not leave them like Jesus was about to do, but He would stay with them until the end. The disciples were saddened by the news of Jesus leaving them. But what they could not even imagine was how radically changed their lives would become through the person of the Holy Spirit. That miraculous change is clearly seen in the book of the Acts of the Apostles.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2431cd45-2f70-3b28-8cae-53b230a4602d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67178028/personcalledholyspirit.mp3" length="13442151" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In Christianity, we regard the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as three distinct persons that together make up the Godhead. We serve one God, but He manifests himself in three distinct persons. By distinct persons, we mean you can distinguish one...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Christianity, we regard the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as three distinct persons that together make up the Godhead. We serve one God, but He manifests himself in three distinct persons. By distinct persons, we mean you can distinguish one from the other. For instance, God the Father resides in heaven. Then God sent Jesus as His Son on earth to be the Savior of the world. And while Jesus was on earth, He prayed to the Father in heaven. Then on the day of Pentecost, God sent the Holy Spirit to indwell us. In this episode, Frank King focuses on the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is so important to us is because He is the one who helps us to accomplish the work of the church and to live a victorious Christian life. We can’t do either of those without the help of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit Before Jesus left His disciples, He promised to send the Holy Spirit to abide with them. “I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever,” Jesus promised (John 14:16, KJV). Two notable things Jesus reveals about the person of the Holy Spirit here. One, He will be another Comforter. Not all versions of the Bible use the word Comforter in the verse. The NASB renders Helper. The NIV uses the word Counselor. Some other versions of the Bible may use a different word. A key word in the verse above is the word “another.” In the Greek language, two words for another exist. One means another of the same kind. The other word means another of a different kind. In this verse, Jesus uses the word αλλος  (AL-loss), meaning another of the same kind. In other words, the Father would send them another Comforter (or Helper, Counselor, Friend, or whatever word your Bible uses); and He would be just like Jesus. Secondly, Jesus said in the verse, the Holy Spirit would abide or remain with them forever. He would not leave them like Jesus was about to do, but He would stay with them until the end. The disciples were saddened by the news of Jesus leaving them. But what they could not even imagine was how radically changed their lives would become through the person of the Holy Spirit. That miraculous change is clearly seen in the book of the Acts of the Apostles.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>841</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7e449c41b35310e846ce5f66085a2ad3.jpg"/><itunes:episode>150</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Praying through Your Trial (Episode 148)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-through-your-trial-episode-148--67033585</link><description><![CDATA[No matter who you are, it’s harder to pray when you are carrying a heavy load in your life. We tend to go through the routine of prayer when all is well. But when we pray under a load, it causes us pour out our heart and emotions to God. The heavier the load, the more you tend to pour your inside out to God. Prayer is vital because it is the means through which we communicate with God. In this episode, Frank focuses upon the importance of prayer during the difficult times in our life. As for praying through a trial, no one has ever gone through a trial as difficult as Jesus did when He faced the cross at Calvary. He even prayed to God that “if it were possible, the hour might pass from him” (Mark 14:35, KJV). Moreever, He told His disciples, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death” (Mark 14:34, NIV). This is how the human side of Jesus began to manifest itself. Even He found it more challenging to pray because of the load that was upon Him. It is important to remember that He didn’t minister as God but as a human being while on earth. He was no exception; like us, He found it more burdensome to pray because of the heavy load that God had allowed to be placed upon Him. In the end, Jesus chose to obey the will of His Father in spite of how He felt. “Not what I will, but what thou wilt,” He prayed (Mark 14:36, KJV). Jesus is our perfect example of how to pray through a trial. Facing the cross, bearing the weight of the world on His shoulder, sorrowful in spirit, abandoned by His closest friends on earth, He prayed through and pressed His way. Thank God that He did! Our eternal fate rested upon His obedience to the cross. When you are praying through a trial, you do well to remember the words of Jesus to His disciples in the garden. “The spirit truly is ready but the flesh is weak” (verse 38). The point is that when you are in Christ, the Spirit of Christ indwells you. So, even though you may be weak in the flesh, remember that the Spirit of Christ within you is always ready to go with God.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/0236a6db-5ecb-322d-8be9-2e0b593e3737</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 01:09:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67033585/prayingthrutrial.mp3" length="12482928" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>No matter who you are, it’s harder to pray when you are carrying a heavy load in your life. We tend to go through the routine of prayer when all is well. But when we pray under a load, it causes us pour out our heart and emotions to God. The heavier...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[No matter who you are, it’s harder to pray when you are carrying a heavy load in your life. We tend to go through the routine of prayer when all is well. But when we pray under a load, it causes us pour out our heart and emotions to God. The heavier the load, the more you tend to pour your inside out to God. Prayer is vital because it is the means through which we communicate with God. In this episode, Frank focuses upon the importance of prayer during the difficult times in our life. As for praying through a trial, no one has ever gone through a trial as difficult as Jesus did when He faced the cross at Calvary. He even prayed to God that “if it were possible, the hour might pass from him” (Mark 14:35, KJV). Moreever, He told His disciples, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death” (Mark 14:34, NIV). This is how the human side of Jesus began to manifest itself. Even He found it more challenging to pray because of the load that was upon Him. It is important to remember that He didn’t minister as God but as a human being while on earth. He was no exception; like us, He found it more burdensome to pray because of the heavy load that God had allowed to be placed upon Him. In the end, Jesus chose to obey the will of His Father in spite of how He felt. “Not what I will, but what thou wilt,” He prayed (Mark 14:36, KJV). Jesus is our perfect example of how to pray through a trial. Facing the cross, bearing the weight of the world on His shoulder, sorrowful in spirit, abandoned by His closest friends on earth, He prayed through and pressed His way. Thank God that He did! Our eternal fate rested upon His obedience to the cross. When you are praying through a trial, you do well to remember the words of Jesus to His disciples in the garden. “The spirit truly is ready but the flesh is weak” (verse 38). The point is that when you are in Christ, the Spirit of Christ indwells you. So, even though you may be weak in the flesh, remember that the Spirit of Christ within you is always ready to go with God.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>781</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a93db4fa642288dee90c918d0c83edb1.jpg"/><itunes:episode>149</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Encourage Yourself in the Lord (Episode 147)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/encourage-yourself-in-the-lord-episode-147--66891676</link><description><![CDATA[According to the book of Hebrews, chapter 10, we should exhort one another. And we should do that even more as we approach the day of the Lord. So, by default, all of us have been given the ministry of exhortation. To exhort means to encourage. The local church is uniquely equipped for the ministry of exhortation. That’s because we understand each other in terms of our desire to learn of Christ and to follow Him. We understand the unique challenges of being in this world but not being of it. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of self-encouragement. In the days of King David, he and his army came from war to find that the Amalekites had destroyed their city and taken their wives and children captive. David and his men were devastated. “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of the people was grieved…(1 Samuel 30:6a, KJV). Why did the men of David’s army want to stone him? They were looking for somebody to blame and to direct their anger toward. David was the king, so they all blamed him. If he hadn’t taken them out to war, the Amalekites would not have been able to carry out their ambush. But of course, David was just as hurt as the rest of them. He had two wives. And both were gone. But the people were hurt so they directed their anger toward their leader. So, how did David respond to the wrath of his army? “David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (verse 6b). When Nothing Else Will Do It’s those times like the one David found himself in that reveal what we are made of. If you want to persist in feeling sorry for yourself, there is little anyone can do to help you move forward. If you want to wallow in pity, no one can make you feel encouraged. You can come to church every week and have people calling and pouring into you and you can still stay in the dumps--if you want to. But if you choose to respond that way, it says something negative about your relationship with God. Why should you abide in despair when we serve the living God? It’s good that we can come to church and be encouraged by the Word of God and the people of God. But when nothing else will do, you must know how to encourage yourself—in the Lord.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/4bf69d2e-a727-31aa-8676-a9e0a303ae17</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:58:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66891676/encouragingyourself.mp3" length="15703727" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>According to the book of Hebrews, chapter 10, we should exhort one another. And we should do that even more as we approach the day of the Lord. So, by default, all of us have been given the ministry of exhortation. To exhort means to encourage. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the book of Hebrews, chapter 10, we should exhort one another. And we should do that even more as we approach the day of the Lord. So, by default, all of us have been given the ministry of exhortation. To exhort means to encourage. The local church is uniquely equipped for the ministry of exhortation. That’s because we understand each other in terms of our desire to learn of Christ and to follow Him. We understand the unique challenges of being in this world but not being of it. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of self-encouragement. In the days of King David, he and his army came from war to find that the Amalekites had destroyed their city and taken their wives and children captive. David and his men were devastated. “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of the people was grieved…(1 Samuel 30:6a, KJV). Why did the men of David’s army want to stone him? They were looking for somebody to blame and to direct their anger toward. David was the king, so they all blamed him. If he hadn’t taken them out to war, the Amalekites would not have been able to carry out their ambush. But of course, David was just as hurt as the rest of them. He had two wives. And both were gone. But the people were hurt so they directed their anger toward their leader. So, how did David respond to the wrath of his army? “David encouraged himself in the Lord his God” (verse 6b). When Nothing Else Will Do It’s those times like the one David found himself in that reveal what we are made of. If you want to persist in feeling sorry for yourself, there is little anyone can do to help you move forward. If you want to wallow in pity, no one can make you feel encouraged. You can come to church every week and have people calling and pouring into you and you can still stay in the dumps--if you want to. But if you choose to respond that way, it says something negative about your relationship with God. Why should you abide in despair when we serve the living God? It’s good that we can come to church and be encouraged by the Word of God and the people of God. But when nothing else will do, you must know how to encourage yourself—in the Lord.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>982</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bb9348031f37bb8b6b3d75d2a88882b5.jpg"/><itunes:episode>148</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Staying with the Truth (Episode 146)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/staying-with-the-truth-episode-146--66854714</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King encourages believers to stay with the truth found in God’s word. How often do we encourage other believers to do that? First, we must know what the truth is before we can stay with it. One thing we know is that not every faith is of the truth. If they were, everyone’s faith would agree with everybody else’s. And we know that’s not the case. But Jesus said to God, “Your word is truth” (John 17:17, NASB). In Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia, he rebukes the believers there for their abandonment of the truth for another gospel. He writes, “I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel (Galatians 1:6, NASB). One takeaway from these words of Paul is that just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. To prevent the latter from happening, it is incumbent upon the individual to stay with the truth. The Galatians had been presented with the gospel of Christ. But they chose to turn away from the truth to embrace another gospel. A Warning for These Last Days This episode is entitled, “Staying with the truth. That’s what we are talking about. That’s what Paul was challenging the church at Galatia to do. Also, in his first epistle to Timothy, Paul issued a related warning concerning the last days. “The Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,” Paul wrote (1 Timothy 4:1, NASB). Note how those believers whom he refers to will end up departing from the faith. They will give heed to demonic spirits and teachings. We do well to heed Paul’s abovementioned words to the Galatians and to Timothy. Again, just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. To safeguard oneself from that undesirable fate, it is incumbent upon the individual to stay with the truth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/81a7fa72-533a-3380-b844-f59634e72303</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:32:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66854714/staywithtruth.mp3" length="11573452" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Evangelist Frank King encourages believers to stay with the truth found in God’s word. How often do we encourage other believers to do that? First, we must know what the truth is before we can stay with it. One thing we know is that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King encourages believers to stay with the truth found in God’s word. How often do we encourage other believers to do that? First, we must know what the truth is before we can stay with it. One thing we know is that not every faith is of the truth. If they were, everyone’s faith would agree with everybody else’s. And we know that’s not the case. But Jesus said to God, “Your word is truth” (John 17:17, NASB). In Paul’s letter to the church at Galatia, he rebukes the believers there for their abandonment of the truth for another gospel. He writes, “I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel (Galatians 1:6, NASB). One takeaway from these words of Paul is that just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. To prevent the latter from happening, it is incumbent upon the individual to stay with the truth. The Galatians had been presented with the gospel of Christ. But they chose to turn away from the truth to embrace another gospel. A Warning for These Last Days This episode is entitled, “Staying with the truth. That’s what we are talking about. That’s what Paul was challenging the church at Galatia to do. Also, in his first epistle to Timothy, Paul issued a related warning concerning the last days. “The Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,” Paul wrote (1 Timothy 4:1, NASB). Note how those believers whom he refers to will end up departing from the faith. They will give heed to demonic spirits and teachings. We do well to heed Paul’s abovementioned words to the Galatians and to Timothy. Again, just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. To safeguard oneself from that undesirable fate, it is incumbent upon the individual to stay with the truth.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>724</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/976ea3f7eeca15ab9f894cd00f01411f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>147</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God's Ability to Protect You (Episode 145)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-ability-to-protect-you-episode-145--66717932</link><description><![CDATA[We live in an increasingly dangerous world. We must give due attention to our personal protection. On the other hand, there are serious limits to the extent we can protect ourselves. In this episode, Frank King addresses God’s ability to protect you. The mounting dangers around us are changing our way of life and the landscape of our cities. We have security systems in our houses. Because of hackers, we have multiple layers of security on our computers. Due to threats of terrorism, we have physical barriers around our high-risk facilities, etc. The reason our faith in God is important in this matter is because faith gives us a healthy response to the dangers at hand. And the goal of this episode is to encourage you to believe that no matter what you see going on around you that God is able to protect you.    In Psalm 91, the psalmist addresses the subject of divine protection. But this psalm does not apply to every believer. That’s an important point because sometimes we embrace promises in the Scriptures that don’t apply to us. Or promises that we have not properly positioned ourselves to receive the fulfillment of. As for the applicability of the psalm, the psalmist writes, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1, NASB). Those who dwell in “the shelter of the Most High” are those who have chosen to make the Lord their dwelling place (verse 9). These are they that Psalm 91 applies to. How God Protect Us The psalmist makes some phenomenal statements about God’s ability to protect us. The question is, how does He accomplish that protection? According to verse 11, God gives His angels charge over us to keep us. We can’t see them, but angels are all around us. They are under divine orders to protect those who love and fear the Lord. Some people may say that they will just be super careful and protect themselves. But being super careful is not enough. We don’t have to go looking for danger, but danger will come looking for us. Of course, we should do what we can to protect ourselves from danger. But that alone is not nearly enough. In times like these, only God has the absolute ability to protect us.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/cb0b487d-c869-3b66-96f4-2aeaee7cd003</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:41:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66717932/godsability2protectu.mp3" length="13924061" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We live in an increasingly dangerous world. We must give due attention to our personal protection. On the other hand, there are serious limits to the extent we can protect ourselves. In this episode, Frank King addresses God’s ability to protect you....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live in an increasingly dangerous world. We must give due attention to our personal protection. On the other hand, there are serious limits to the extent we can protect ourselves. In this episode, Frank King addresses God’s ability to protect you. The mounting dangers around us are changing our way of life and the landscape of our cities. We have security systems in our houses. Because of hackers, we have multiple layers of security on our computers. Due to threats of terrorism, we have physical barriers around our high-risk facilities, etc. The reason our faith in God is important in this matter is because faith gives us a healthy response to the dangers at hand. And the goal of this episode is to encourage you to believe that no matter what you see going on around you that God is able to protect you.    In Psalm 91, the psalmist addresses the subject of divine protection. But this psalm does not apply to every believer. That’s an important point because sometimes we embrace promises in the Scriptures that don’t apply to us. Or promises that we have not properly positioned ourselves to receive the fulfillment of. As for the applicability of the psalm, the psalmist writes, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1, NASB). Those who dwell in “the shelter of the Most High” are those who have chosen to make the Lord their dwelling place (verse 9). These are they that Psalm 91 applies to. How God Protect Us The psalmist makes some phenomenal statements about God’s ability to protect us. The question is, how does He accomplish that protection? According to verse 11, God gives His angels charge over us to keep us. We can’t see them, but angels are all around us. They are under divine orders to protect those who love and fear the Lord. Some people may say that they will just be super careful and protect themselves. But being super careful is not enough. We don’t have to go looking for danger, but danger will come looking for us. Of course, we should do what we can to protect ourselves from danger. But that alone is not nearly enough. In times like these, only God has the absolute ability to protect us.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2bffd055df2724db4a1dd62bdb2f48b6.jpg"/><itunes:episode>146</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Praying for More Spiritual Insight (Episode 144)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-for-more-spiritual-insight-episode-144--66597475</link><description><![CDATA[We should always be moving forward in our relationship with the Lord and in our knowledge of Him. For that to happen, we must grow in spiritual insight as well. As the term implies, spiritual insight refers to insight into or knowledge of spiritual things, particularly those things that have bearing our relationship with Christ. That is the subject of this episode. In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul said he made mention of the congregation in his prayers (Ephesians 1:16). He prayed that God would give them “the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (verse 17). This was to the intent that their understanding would be enlightened (verse 18). In effect, Paul prayed for the people’s spiritual insight to be increased. Paul mentioned three areas he wanted the people to increase in understanding: <ol><li>That they may know the hope of God’s calling.</li><li>That they may know the riches of the glory of the inheritance</li><li>That they might know the exceeding greatness of His power toward them</li></ol> As Paul the apostle prayed for the church at Ephesus, we do well to pray that God will impart to us the spirit of wisdom and revelation. Why? That the eyes of our understanding might be enlightened about the greatness of who we are in Him. If we fail to receive spiritual insight from God and His Word about these things, we are left with our own understanding of who we are in Christ. Our thinking will be far below where God’s thinking is because His ways are so much higher than ours. When we read what God says for us to do, at times we may be tempted to say, I can’t do that. But as we gain spiritual insight and get the right revelation of who we are in Christ, we learn that we can do what God says that we should.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6a972861-332e-395d-8ce5-fd86480e4fcf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:48:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66597475/praying4moreinsight.mp3" length="12860358" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We should always be moving forward in our relationship with the Lord and in our knowledge of Him. For that to happen, we must grow in spiritual insight as well. As the term implies, spiritual insight refers to insight into or knowledge of spiritual...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We should always be moving forward in our relationship with the Lord and in our knowledge of Him. For that to happen, we must grow in spiritual insight as well. As the term implies, spiritual insight refers to insight into or knowledge of spiritual things, particularly those things that have bearing our relationship with Christ. That is the subject of this episode. In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul said he made mention of the congregation in his prayers (Ephesians 1:16). He prayed that God would give them “the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (verse 17). This was to the intent that their understanding would be enlightened (verse 18). In effect, Paul prayed for the people’s spiritual insight to be increased. Paul mentioned three areas he wanted the people to increase in understanding: <ol><li>That they may know the hope of God’s calling.</li><li>That they may know the riches of the glory of the inheritance</li><li>That they might know the exceeding greatness of His power toward them</li></ol> As Paul the apostle prayed for the church at Ephesus, we do well to pray that God will impart to us the spirit of wisdom and revelation. Why? That the eyes of our understanding might be enlightened about the greatness of who we are in Him. If we fail to receive spiritual insight from God and His Word about these things, we are left with our own understanding of who we are in Christ. Our thinking will be far below where God’s thinking is because His ways are so much higher than ours. When we read what God says for us to do, at times we may be tempted to say, I can’t do that. But as we gain spiritual insight and get the right revelation of who we are in Christ, we learn that we can do what God says that we should.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8123c8085e2672e1a9fe50ca4fd9109e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>145</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Making Sense of What God is Doing (Episode 143)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-sense-of-what-god-is-doing-episode-143--66494794</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, making sense of what God is doing in your life is nearly impossible. Or of what He is saying through what you are going through. God tends to not do things in a straightforward way. It’s seldom possible to look at where you are and say you can see where God is taking you. In this episode, Frank reminds us that when God is in the process of blessing us, what we are experiencing may not feel or look like a blessing. That’s why we must walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Consider Joseph, the son of Jacob. He was his father’s favorite son. That brought about much envy from his brothers. When the opportunity came, the brothers did Joseph dirty. They put him in a pit and eventually sold him to some merchants. They in turn took him and sold him in Egypt. At the time, Joseph was only 17, and he was the second youngest of the twelve sons. After they sold him, they took his coat his dad had made, killed a goat and dipped the coat in blood. Then they brought the bloody coat to their dad, saying they had found the coat. So Jacob believed his son was dead. Meanwhile, in Egypt where Joseph had been sold, he was accused by his master’s wife of trying to rape her. For that, he was put in prison. But God was with Joseph (Genesis 39:2). Eventually, Joseph got out of prison and became the most powerful man in Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh. Working Good Through Our Bad To be sure, when Joseph’s brothers threw him in the pit and sold him, making sense of what was going on was impossible. He certainly didn’t feel blessed at that time. But once he got in Egypt, God caused him to prosper in his master’s house. Then God gave him favor in prison. Finally, God promoted him to power in Egypt. It was then that Joseph could see the hand of God working in his life. Accordingly, after Joseph had risen to power, he shared with them his amazing perspective on his painful past. “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive,” he said (Genesis 50:20, KJV). Similarly, you may not be able to make sense of what God is doing in your life. But He knows what He's doing. And if you trust Him, things will work out in your favor.    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e852c557-a3bb-3955-822b-d22e3e858361</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:58:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66494794/makingsenseofgoddoings.mp3" length="14879116" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sometimes, making sense of what God is doing in your life is nearly impossible. Or of what He is saying through what you are going through. God tends to not do things in a straightforward way. It’s seldom possible to look at where you are and say you...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes, making sense of what God is doing in your life is nearly impossible. Or of what He is saying through what you are going through. God tends to not do things in a straightforward way. It’s seldom possible to look at where you are and say you can see where God is taking you. In this episode, Frank reminds us that when God is in the process of blessing us, what we are experiencing may not feel or look like a blessing. That’s why we must walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Consider Joseph, the son of Jacob. He was his father’s favorite son. That brought about much envy from his brothers. When the opportunity came, the brothers did Joseph dirty. They put him in a pit and eventually sold him to some merchants. They in turn took him and sold him in Egypt. At the time, Joseph was only 17, and he was the second youngest of the twelve sons. After they sold him, they took his coat his dad had made, killed a goat and dipped the coat in blood. Then they brought the bloody coat to their dad, saying they had found the coat. So Jacob believed his son was dead. Meanwhile, in Egypt where Joseph had been sold, he was accused by his master’s wife of trying to rape her. For that, he was put in prison. But God was with Joseph (Genesis 39:2). Eventually, Joseph got out of prison and became the most powerful man in Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh. Working Good Through Our Bad To be sure, when Joseph’s brothers threw him in the pit and sold him, making sense of what was going on was impossible. He certainly didn’t feel blessed at that time. But once he got in Egypt, God caused him to prosper in his master’s house. Then God gave him favor in prison. Finally, God promoted him to power in Egypt. It was then that Joseph could see the hand of God working in his life. Accordingly, after Joseph had risen to power, he shared with them his amazing perspective on his painful past. “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive,” he said (Genesis 50:20, KJV). Similarly, you may not be able to make sense of what God is doing in your life. But He knows what He's doing. And if you trust Him, things will work out in your favor.    ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>930</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/89fb9fee5a994f464982cc062518dc2e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>144</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God's Power to Save Sinners (Episode 142)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-power-to-save-sinners-episode-142--66388814</link><description><![CDATA[Most if not all of us would agree that the times we live in today are spiritually much darker than they were 20 years ago. So many people today are dealing with a variety of overwhelming issues. What we are seeing is nothing less than the ramped-up works of the devil. The Bible says he is the prince of the power of the air, which is the spirit at work in the children of disobedience (Eph. 2:2). The good news is that God’s saving power is just as real and powerful today as it was in the days of Jesus and the apostles. In this episode, Frank King addresses God’s power to save sinners. In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he refers to himself as the chief of sinners. Before his conversion, Paul hated those who loved Christ. This means Paul, then known as Saul, was a terrible person. In his epistle, he also refers to himself as a blasphemer, a persecutor and injurious (1 Timothy 1:13, KJV). On the other hand, that very fact makes Paul’s salvation experience the perfect example of God’s power to save sinners. An Important Take Away for Sinners What is the main point we should take away from Paul’s salvation experience? He writes, “For this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting” (verse 16, KJV). In the verse, Paul highlights God’s longsuffering. What is longsuffering? It is the ability to hold your peace while being provoked. Can you imagine how Paul’s actions before his conversion must have provoked the Lord? But God remained patient with Paul. Paul said God did that as a pattern or an example for other unbelievers going forward. You see, one of the reasons for the Lord’s tarry today is His longsuffering toward the lost. And Paul said God saved him as an example of His longsuffering. He was chief of the sinners. Accordingly, he was the perfect example of God’s power to save sinners. Some unbelievers believe they are too bad for God to be interested in them. But if they seriously consider Paul the apostle’s experience, they might have a change of heart. Also, if you are reading this post, and you don’t know the Lord as your Savior, know that God is more than able to save you and use you for His glory.  For the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/cc6a12af-8a32-33f7-9e00-497d6c46a228</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:08:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66388814/godspower2savesinners.mp3" length="15266140" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Most if not all of us would agree that the times we live in today are spiritually much darker than they were 20 years ago. So many people today are dealing with a variety of overwhelming issues. What we are seeing is nothing less than the ramped-up...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most if not all of us would agree that the times we live in today are spiritually much darker than they were 20 years ago. So many people today are dealing with a variety of overwhelming issues. What we are seeing is nothing less than the ramped-up works of the devil. The Bible says he is the prince of the power of the air, which is the spirit at work in the children of disobedience (Eph. 2:2). The good news is that God’s saving power is just as real and powerful today as it was in the days of Jesus and the apostles. In this episode, Frank King addresses God’s power to save sinners. In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he refers to himself as the chief of sinners. Before his conversion, Paul hated those who loved Christ. This means Paul, then known as Saul, was a terrible person. In his epistle, he also refers to himself as a blasphemer, a persecutor and injurious (1 Timothy 1:13, KJV). On the other hand, that very fact makes Paul’s salvation experience the perfect example of God’s power to save sinners. An Important Take Away for Sinners What is the main point we should take away from Paul’s salvation experience? He writes, “For this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting” (verse 16, KJV). In the verse, Paul highlights God’s longsuffering. What is longsuffering? It is the ability to hold your peace while being provoked. Can you imagine how Paul’s actions before his conversion must have provoked the Lord? But God remained patient with Paul. Paul said God did that as a pattern or an example for other unbelievers going forward. You see, one of the reasons for the Lord’s tarry today is His longsuffering toward the lost. And Paul said God saved him as an example of His longsuffering. He was chief of the sinners. Accordingly, he was the perfect example of God’s power to save sinners. Some unbelievers believe they are too bad for God to be interested in them. But if they seriously consider Paul the apostle’s experience, they might have a change of heart. Also, if you are reading this post, and you don’t know the Lord as your Savior, know that God is more than able to save you and use you for His glory.  For the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>955</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d8782911e8047447e9ac58bda48b36f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>143</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Message of Repentance (Episode 141)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-message-of-repentance-episode-141--66278483</link><description><![CDATA[Repentance is a change of mind that results in the turning of one’s heart to God. Hence, whenever genuine repentance occurs, at least two things happen. The person has a change of mind, and the person’s heart is turned toward God. In this episode, Frank King addresses the importance and the power of the message of repentance. The message of repentance can be offensive. In effect, it sheds light on a person’s current or past misconduct. And no matter how lovingly you convey it, people take the message personally. Some people today are down on the message of repentance. They argue that under the grace dispensation, repentance is not required even for salvation. But when John the Baptist came, he preached the message of repentance. When Jesus came, He confirmed the need to repent. In Luke 13:3, He said to the people, unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. In Acts 3:19, Peter told the people to repent so their sins may be blotted out. Jonah the Prophet's Message God sent Jonah the prophet to preach to the people of Nineveh. His message was simple. He said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown” (Jonah 3:5, KJV). Jonah’s message was one of the most efficient sermons in all the Bible. According to the Scriptures, it was a one liner.  It yielded a penitent response unlike any other place in the Bible. “The people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.” God responded favorably to the people’s response to Jonah’s message. He changed His mind and chose to not destroy Nineveh as He had intended. Hence, God used Jonah’s simple but in-your-face message to bring the city to repentance and to avert God’s judgment. Every genuine Christian has been indwelt by the Holy Spirit. “If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8:9, KJV). Continued misconduct in the eyes of God grieves the Holy Spirit. But God does not want you going around carrying the load of guilt and/or shame. Instead, He wants you to turn your heart toward Him, so you can be freed from that guilt or shame. That’s what the message of repentance is all about.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/69bbf413-9ff0-3be4-bc11-de87d9bedb44</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 06:20:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66278483/messageofrepentance.mp3" length="14981491" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Repentance is a change of mind that results in the turning of one’s heart to God. Hence, whenever genuine repentance occurs, at least two things happen. The person has a change of mind, and the person’s heart is turned toward God. In this episode,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Repentance is a change of mind that results in the turning of one’s heart to God. Hence, whenever genuine repentance occurs, at least two things happen. The person has a change of mind, and the person’s heart is turned toward God. In this episode, Frank King addresses the importance and the power of the message of repentance. The message of repentance can be offensive. In effect, it sheds light on a person’s current or past misconduct. And no matter how lovingly you convey it, people take the message personally. Some people today are down on the message of repentance. They argue that under the grace dispensation, repentance is not required even for salvation. But when John the Baptist came, he preached the message of repentance. When Jesus came, He confirmed the need to repent. In Luke 13:3, He said to the people, unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. In Acts 3:19, Peter told the people to repent so their sins may be blotted out. Jonah the Prophet's Message God sent Jonah the prophet to preach to the people of Nineveh. His message was simple. He said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown” (Jonah 3:5, KJV). Jonah’s message was one of the most efficient sermons in all the Bible. According to the Scriptures, it was a one liner.  It yielded a penitent response unlike any other place in the Bible. “The people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.” God responded favorably to the people’s response to Jonah’s message. He changed His mind and chose to not destroy Nineveh as He had intended. Hence, God used Jonah’s simple but in-your-face message to bring the city to repentance and to avert God’s judgment. Every genuine Christian has been indwelt by the Holy Spirit. “If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His” (Romans 8:9, KJV). Continued misconduct in the eyes of God grieves the Holy Spirit. But God does not want you going around carrying the load of guilt and/or shame. Instead, He wants you to turn your heart toward Him, so you can be freed from that guilt or shame. That’s what the message of repentance is all about.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>937</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ef059e4e77fd91667d165b837f8a7c6c.jpg"/><itunes:episode>142</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Road That Leads to Life (Episode 140)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-road-that-leads-to-life-episode-140--66096065</link><description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, everybody today is traveling on one of two roads. They are either on the right road or the wrong road. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses these two roads in life. During His public ministry, Jesus warned His followers about the road that leads to destruction. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat” He said (Matthew 7:13, KJV). In effect, Jesus is telling us to not follow the crowd because the majority is wrong. This goes against the grain of human logic. It feels right to us to blend in with the crowd and not to “stick out like a sore thumb.” But the truth is that most people in the world today are headed in the wrong direction. Jesus says the way that leads to life is narrow and few find it (verse 14). Think about that word find. The primary way we find something is by looking for it. Of course, sometimes you find something by stumbling upon it. But the main way you find something is by looking for it. Jesus is the way that leads life. He says no one comes to the Father but through Him (John 14:6). Hence, the way that leads to life is a restricted road. It’s not all-inclusive. One does not get to have it his way. That’s why few will find the road and gate that leads to life. That Was Then, This Is Now Jesus gave this warning about the two roads in life 2000 years ago. Even then, He says the majority was on the wrong road. In other words, this was not some prophetic teaching about the last days. Jesus was speaking to the people of His day. But the problem has become worse today. That is, wider is the gate and broader is the way that leads to destruction, and many there be who enter there. Ironically, what we see happening today is the Christian church trying to be more like the world. You don’t see the world trying to be like the church. But in some ways, the church is trying to be more like the world. However, Jesus says the world is on the wrong road. How crazy is that? Of course, we are called to reach the world for Christ. Our message must be relevant to the world we are called to reach. On the other hand, we can’t change the world through trying to be like the world. Nor can we add to the gospel by taking from its message to appease the world. “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it.”  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/37ab4ca9-3a6b-353a-a523-24ac972d9c8d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 05:19:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66096065/theroadthatleads2life.mp3" length="13911100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Generally speaking, everybody today is traveling on one of two roads. They are either on the right road or the wrong road. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses these two roads in life. During His public ministry, Jesus warned His followers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Generally speaking, everybody today is traveling on one of two roads. They are either on the right road or the wrong road. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses these two roads in life. During His public ministry, Jesus warned His followers about the road that leads to destruction. “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat” He said (Matthew 7:13, KJV). In effect, Jesus is telling us to not follow the crowd because the majority is wrong. This goes against the grain of human logic. It feels right to us to blend in with the crowd and not to “stick out like a sore thumb.” But the truth is that most people in the world today are headed in the wrong direction. Jesus says the way that leads to life is narrow and few find it (verse 14). Think about that word find. The primary way we find something is by looking for it. Of course, sometimes you find something by stumbling upon it. But the main way you find something is by looking for it. Jesus is the way that leads life. He says no one comes to the Father but through Him (John 14:6). Hence, the way that leads to life is a restricted road. It’s not all-inclusive. One does not get to have it his way. That’s why few will find the road and gate that leads to life. That Was Then, This Is Now Jesus gave this warning about the two roads in life 2000 years ago. Even then, He says the majority was on the wrong road. In other words, this was not some prophetic teaching about the last days. Jesus was speaking to the people of His day. But the problem has become worse today. That is, wider is the gate and broader is the way that leads to destruction, and many there be who enter there. Ironically, what we see happening today is the Christian church trying to be more like the world. You don’t see the world trying to be like the church. But in some ways, the church is trying to be more like the world. However, Jesus says the world is on the wrong road. How crazy is that? Of course, we are called to reach the world for Christ. Our message must be relevant to the world we are called to reach. On the other hand, we can’t change the world through trying to be like the world. Nor can we add to the gospel by taking from its message to appease the world. “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth to life, and few there be that find it.”  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>870</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8abf20a39657d1d8621191f2efeaf57e.jpg"/><itunes:episode>141</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lifting Up the Name and Person of Jesus (Episode 139)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lifting-up-the-name-and-person-of-jesus-episode-139--65938012</link><description><![CDATA[A Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus by night. Jesus told the man he needed to be born again.  Then Jesus explained the plan of God for the lost more completely. “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up,” Jesus said (John 3:14, KJV). The event Jesus alluded to is recorded in the book of Numbers. The people of God were in the wilderness. During their journey, God led them around the city of Edom, which was longer than going directly through it. The people became discouraged and started railing against Moses. They accused him of having brought them in the wilderness to die. God judged their complaining and sent fiery serpents against them. These serpents had the sting of death and many of the people died (Numbers 21:6). After the people humbled themselves, God told Moses to place a brazen serpent on a pole. Whoever looked upon the brazen serpent on the pole, after having been bitten, would live (verse 8). It was not enough for Moses to place the brazen serpent on the pole. The victim had to physically look upon the serpent on the pole to live. The Only Cure for the Sting of Death The brazen serpent on the pole was a foreshadow of lifting up Jesus. We all received the sting of death because of Adam’s disobedience in the garden. The only cure available for this sting of death is Jesus. Just as the people in the wilderness had to look upon the serpent for healing, sinners must look to and believe in Jesus to be healed. Jesus explained to Nicodemus that God is the Author of this plan of salvation through Christ. Because of His obedience to the cross, God has highly exalted Him. Whosoever believes on Him will not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). It stands to reason that if we want to see more people saved, the church must become more diligent in lifting up Jesus. But we have allowed our voice for Christ to become muted in the public discourse. Everything else is being lifted up in the world. We need to do the same with regard to the name and person of Jesus Christ. Churchgoers know how to exalt the name of Jesus when they come together at the house of God. But not so much after the leave the house of God. Not so much in the office or among relatives who don’t know the Lord. We should  exalt the name and person of Christ when we gather. But even more so, we must lift Him up before a dying world. He is the only One who can save us from the sting of death through sin.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/38e130e1-6fa6-33ea-a2a9-cf61ce880453</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 11:03:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65938012/liftingupjesus.mp3" length="12354214" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus by night. Jesus told the man he needed to be born again.  Then Jesus explained the plan of God for the lost more completely. “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus by night. Jesus told the man he needed to be born again.  Then Jesus explained the plan of God for the lost more completely. “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up,” Jesus said (John 3:14, KJV). The event Jesus alluded to is recorded in the book of Numbers. The people of God were in the wilderness. During their journey, God led them around the city of Edom, which was longer than going directly through it. The people became discouraged and started railing against Moses. They accused him of having brought them in the wilderness to die. God judged their complaining and sent fiery serpents against them. These serpents had the sting of death and many of the people died (Numbers 21:6). After the people humbled themselves, God told Moses to place a brazen serpent on a pole. Whoever looked upon the brazen serpent on the pole, after having been bitten, would live (verse 8). It was not enough for Moses to place the brazen serpent on the pole. The victim had to physically look upon the serpent on the pole to live. The Only Cure for the Sting of Death The brazen serpent on the pole was a foreshadow of lifting up Jesus. We all received the sting of death because of Adam’s disobedience in the garden. The only cure available for this sting of death is Jesus. Just as the people in the wilderness had to look upon the serpent for healing, sinners must look to and believe in Jesus to be healed. Jesus explained to Nicodemus that God is the Author of this plan of salvation through Christ. Because of His obedience to the cross, God has highly exalted Him. Whosoever believes on Him will not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). It stands to reason that if we want to see more people saved, the church must become more diligent in lifting up Jesus. But we have allowed our voice for Christ to become muted in the public discourse. Everything else is being lifted up in the world. We need to do the same with regard to the name and person of Jesus Christ. Churchgoers know how to exalt the name of Jesus when they come together at the house of God. But not so much after the leave the house of God. Not so much in the office or among relatives who don’t know the Lord. We should  exalt the name and person of Christ when we gather. But even more so, we must lift Him up before a dying world. He is the only One who can save us from the sting of death through sin.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>773</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f9f0efbeb303c1976404a90592ae102f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>140</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Addressing Moral Failure in the Church (Episode 138)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/addressing-moral-failure-in-the-church-episode-138--65777404</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses something we seldom talk about in the church today. The Bible has much to say about it. That is the subject of moral failure. This involves an act that a person carries out when he knows he should not carry it out. For Christians, our source for knowing what we should or should not do is the Word of God. Though Christians are born again, they can still experience moral failure. That’s because they are yet clothed in corruptible flesh. It is important to state that no degree of moral excellence will get us into heaven. On the other hand, we are called to live our life to bring glory to the Lord. A lifestyle marked by immoral behavior cannot accomplish that end. Frank explains that when fellow believers fail morally, we should be firm toward them when we need to be firm. For instance, when a person keeps repeating the same kind of offenses and claims to be a believer.  At other times, we should be compassionate toward those overcome by moral failure. Equally, we need wisdom to know when to do which. Who Is Qualified to Help A problem in today's church is that some congregants are like the scribes and the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. They brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery to the temple to Jesus. They acted as if they wanted to do the right thing toward the woman. But they were just using her and her moral failure to try to entrap Jesus (John 8:6). They didn’t care about how humiliated and demoralized the woman must have felt. It was all about exploiting her failure to do evil in the house of God. Some people in the church today are like those religious leaders in Jesus’ day. They love exposing the failure of others to make themselves appear morally superior. So, the all-important question is who in church is best suited for ministering to those who have failed morally. Some in the church are not qualified for this ministry. About that, Paul writes, “Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted” (Galatians 6:1, NASB). So, according to this verse, those who are spiritual in the church should be the ones to reach out to the person who needs to be ministered to after his or her misdeed.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6070fd2d-f10d-31ac-97ab-adff99abdc9b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:02:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65777404/addressingmoralfailure.mp3" length="13307996" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Frank King addresses something we seldom talk about in the church today. The Bible has much to say about it. That is the subject of moral failure. This involves an act that a person carries out when he knows he should not carry it...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses something we seldom talk about in the church today. The Bible has much to say about it. That is the subject of moral failure. This involves an act that a person carries out when he knows he should not carry it out. For Christians, our source for knowing what we should or should not do is the Word of God. Though Christians are born again, they can still experience moral failure. That’s because they are yet clothed in corruptible flesh. It is important to state that no degree of moral excellence will get us into heaven. On the other hand, we are called to live our life to bring glory to the Lord. A lifestyle marked by immoral behavior cannot accomplish that end. Frank explains that when fellow believers fail morally, we should be firm toward them when we need to be firm. For instance, when a person keeps repeating the same kind of offenses and claims to be a believer.  At other times, we should be compassionate toward those overcome by moral failure. Equally, we need wisdom to know when to do which. Who Is Qualified to Help A problem in today's church is that some congregants are like the scribes and the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. They brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery to the temple to Jesus. They acted as if they wanted to do the right thing toward the woman. But they were just using her and her moral failure to try to entrap Jesus (John 8:6). They didn’t care about how humiliated and demoralized the woman must have felt. It was all about exploiting her failure to do evil in the house of God. Some people in the church today are like those religious leaders in Jesus’ day. They love exposing the failure of others to make themselves appear morally superior. So, the all-important question is who in church is best suited for ministering to those who have failed morally. Some in the church are not qualified for this ministry. About that, Paul writes, “Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted” (Galatians 6:1, NASB). So, according to this verse, those who are spiritual in the church should be the ones to reach out to the person who needs to be ministered to after his or her misdeed.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>832</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/497fdab24572d72a6b4c2a1722561394.jpg"/><itunes:episode>139</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trusting God (Episode 137)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trusting-god-episode-137--65647611</link><description><![CDATA[Trust is defined as the firm belief that God is faithful, reliable, and true to His promises. But oftentimes, when we say we are trusting God, it’s hard to determine if we really are when we have alternatives at the same time. The more resources we have, the more difficult it can be to determine how much we are really trusting God as opposed to just saying that we are. In this episode, Frank King says it is when we have no “Plan B” that we must truly trust God. That is when He is most glorified. And to glorify Him is what we have been called to do. Possibly, for all of us, times will come when our resources, no matter how vast they are, can't help us. That’s when God is calling us to trust Him completely. The question is, will our faith rise to the occasion. Furthermore, we are commanded to live our life fully trusting God. The psalmist writes, “Trust in the Lord with all heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him. And He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NASB). Gideon's Experience In the days of the Judges, God called a man by the name of Gideon to lead His people against the Midianites. The children of Israel had done evil in the sight of God (Judges 6:1). He in turn delivered them into the hands of the Midianites for seven years. That’s why they were where they were. It was at the end of those seven years of bondage that God called on Gideon to lead His people. The Midianites were a fierce army. Gideon was intimidated by the task. He asked God to show him some signs that He would be with him, which God did. Gideon started out with an army of 32,000 men. But God said to him, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hand. For Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own has delivered me’” (Judges 7:2, NASB). Through a series of events, God reduced Gideon’s army from 32,000 men to 300 men. God told Gideon he was now ready to go and fight. With only 300 men, Gideon had no choice but to trust the Lord. If you desire to do anything relevant for the Lord, you must trust Him for a successful outcome. You can’t effectively do in your own strength what He is calling us to do. But if you trust Him, He will show Himself faithful on your behalf. That was Gideon’s experience.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/0fb34957-b884-3472-b604-5cfa6df885d3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 05:52:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65647611/trustinggod.mp3" length="13830001" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Trust is defined as the firm belief that God is faithful, reliable, and true to His promises. But oftentimes, when we say we are trusting God, it’s hard to determine if we really are when we have alternatives at the same time. The more resources we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trust is defined as the firm belief that God is faithful, reliable, and true to His promises. But oftentimes, when we say we are trusting God, it’s hard to determine if we really are when we have alternatives at the same time. The more resources we have, the more difficult it can be to determine how much we are really trusting God as opposed to just saying that we are. In this episode, Frank King says it is when we have no “Plan B” that we must truly trust God. That is when He is most glorified. And to glorify Him is what we have been called to do. Possibly, for all of us, times will come when our resources, no matter how vast they are, can't help us. That’s when God is calling us to trust Him completely. The question is, will our faith rise to the occasion. Furthermore, we are commanded to live our life fully trusting God. The psalmist writes, “Trust in the Lord with all heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him. And He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NASB). Gideon's Experience In the days of the Judges, God called a man by the name of Gideon to lead His people against the Midianites. The children of Israel had done evil in the sight of God (Judges 6:1). He in turn delivered them into the hands of the Midianites for seven years. That’s why they were where they were. It was at the end of those seven years of bondage that God called on Gideon to lead His people. The Midianites were a fierce army. Gideon was intimidated by the task. He asked God to show him some signs that He would be with him, which God did. Gideon started out with an army of 32,000 men. But God said to him, “The people who are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hand. For Israel would become boastful, saying, ‘My own has delivered me’” (Judges 7:2, NASB). Through a series of events, God reduced Gideon’s army from 32,000 men to 300 men. God told Gideon he was now ready to go and fight. With only 300 men, Gideon had no choice but to trust the Lord. If you desire to do anything relevant for the Lord, you must trust Him for a successful outcome. You can’t effectively do in your own strength what He is calling us to do. But if you trust Him, He will show Himself faithful on your behalf. That was Gideon’s experience.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>865</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2959acc1b75e33cd02b143f80244f82f.jpg"/><itunes:episode>138</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Bodily Resurrection of Christ (Episode 136)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bodily-resurrection-of-christ-episode-136--65587169</link><description><![CDATA[“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9, NASB). These words penned by Paul the apostle underscore the importance of believing in the bodily resurrection of Christ. Our eternal salvation depends upon it. That is the focus of this Easter episode by Frank King. In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul addressed the church members who said there is no resurrection of the dead. “If there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen,” Paul said (1 Corinthians 15:13, KJV). But what we preach and what we celebrate this time of the year is that Jesus did rise from the dead, according to the Scriptures. Paul also saw the church’s argument that there is no resurrection from the dead as an attack on the credibility of the apostles.  He said, “We are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not” (verse 15). All the apostles saw the Lord Jesus Christ with their own eyes. The original twelve were with Him throughout His public ministry. After He returned to heaven, they became witnesses of His life, His death, and His bodily resurrection. A false witness is a person who claims to have seen something that he has not seen. That’s, in effect, what the apostles would be, Paul argued, if there is no resurrection of the dead. Believing Having Not Seen Just as it was in the church at Corinth, some who listen to this episode may not believe in the resurrection of the dead. These wrestle with the idea of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Perhaps many who attend church weekly have the same struggle. This is not a minor issue. Rather, it is a matter of eternal consequences. That’s why Paul so passionately addressed the subject in his letter to the church. According to the Scriptures, early on that first day of the week, God raised Jesus bodily from the grave. He took victory from the grave and the sting out of death. Because He lives, those who believe in Him will live forevermore. And that’s what we celebrate this awesome time of the year we call Easter. Everything we hope for and live for rests upon the fact that God raised Christ bodily from the grave. That’s why this is such a big deal for us. And why Paul was inspired to challenge the unbelievers in the church on this matter. But accepting the bodily resurrection of Christ is a matter of faith. None of us have witnessed it. No one can show us infallible proof of the same. “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed,” Jesus said (John 20:29, KJV).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/a5ebee74-8ff9-3e40-b1ed-f6ecaff9a399</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:23:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65587169/bodilyresurrectionofchrist.mp3" length="11786615" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9, NASB). These words penned by Paul the apostle underscore the importance of believing in the bodily resurrection...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9, NASB). These words penned by Paul the apostle underscore the importance of believing in the bodily resurrection of Christ. Our eternal salvation depends upon it. That is the focus of this Easter episode by Frank King. In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul addressed the church members who said there is no resurrection of the dead. “If there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen,” Paul said (1 Corinthians 15:13, KJV). But what we preach and what we celebrate this time of the year is that Jesus did rise from the dead, according to the Scriptures. Paul also saw the church’s argument that there is no resurrection from the dead as an attack on the credibility of the apostles.  He said, “We are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not” (verse 15). All the apostles saw the Lord Jesus Christ with their own eyes. The original twelve were with Him throughout His public ministry. After He returned to heaven, they became witnesses of His life, His death, and His bodily resurrection. A false witness is a person who claims to have seen something that he has not seen. That’s, in effect, what the apostles would be, Paul argued, if there is no resurrection of the dead. Believing Having Not Seen Just as it was in the church at Corinth, some who listen to this episode may not believe in the resurrection of the dead. These wrestle with the idea of the bodily resurrection of Christ. Perhaps many who attend church weekly have the same struggle. This is not a minor issue. Rather, it is a matter of eternal consequences. That’s why Paul so passionately addressed the subject in his letter to the church. According to the Scriptures, early on that first day of the week, God raised Jesus bodily from the grave. He took victory from the grave and the sting out of death. Because He lives, those who believe in Him will live forevermore. And that’s what we celebrate this awesome time of the year we call Easter. Everything we hope for and live for rests upon the fact that God raised Christ bodily from the grave. That’s why this is such a big deal for us. And why Paul was inspired to challenge the unbelievers in the church on this matter. But accepting the bodily resurrection of Christ is a matter of faith. None of us have witnessed it. No one can show us infallible proof of the same. “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed,” Jesus said (John 20:29, KJV).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>737</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/948f182d09b284a79507db71a62b3254.jpg"/><itunes:episode>137</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God's Progressive Work in You (Episode 135)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-progressive-work-in-you-episode-135--65395197</link><description><![CDATA[No matter how long you live as a Christian, plenty room will always exist in your life to become more like Christ. The good news is that God is still working in your life toward that end. This episode addresses God’s progressive work in our life. The basis of this episode is found in the words of Paul in his letter to the Philippians. There he writes, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6, KJV). Note that Paul refers to God’s work in us as a “good work.” Furthermore, until the day of Christ, should we live until then, God will be working to perfect His good work in us. Accordingly, we must be careful and not judge a person based upon some current snapshot we see of the person. Every genuine believer in Christ is a good work in progress. How we see someone today is no indication of who he will be tomorrow. That this is true attests to God’s progressive work in us. He wants to make and mold each of us into the image of His Son. It is important to note that this episode is not about salvation. Salvation is an instant and complete work of God in our life. If someone were to genuinely accept Christ as his or her Savior today and die tonight, that person will go to be with the Lord. This episode, however, addresses our spiritual growth, which is not instant but ongoing. Cooperating with the Process We can impede God’s progressive work in our life. We should instead cooperate with what God is doing in us. He does not force change upon our life. This is the reason some Christians grow more quickly than others do. Imagine that you are on the interstate, and you find out that some road work is going on. The exit you need to take is closed temporarily. So, you must go down a couple more exits and then take some back roads to get to where you are going. Going that way still gets you to your destination; it’s just a longer route because of the roadblock. That’s the situation with God’s efforts to further His work in some Christians’ lives. They build personal detours and roadblocks to what God wants to accomplish in their life. So, He has to work through those issues with them. He can still get them where He wants to take them. But it takes longer when we don’t cooperate with His ongoing good work in us.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ef148636-55d4-3d3b-88cd-ed7e118333c0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:54:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65395197/godprogressiveworknu.mp3" length="12166535" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>No matter how long you live as a Christian, plenty room will always exist in your life to become more like Christ. The good news is that God is still working in your life toward that end. This episode addresses God’s progressive work in our life. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[No matter how long you live as a Christian, plenty room will always exist in your life to become more like Christ. The good news is that God is still working in your life toward that end. This episode addresses God’s progressive work in our life. The basis of this episode is found in the words of Paul in his letter to the Philippians. There he writes, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6, KJV). Note that Paul refers to God’s work in us as a “good work.” Furthermore, until the day of Christ, should we live until then, God will be working to perfect His good work in us. Accordingly, we must be careful and not judge a person based upon some current snapshot we see of the person. Every genuine believer in Christ is a good work in progress. How we see someone today is no indication of who he will be tomorrow. That this is true attests to God’s progressive work in us. He wants to make and mold each of us into the image of His Son. It is important to note that this episode is not about salvation. Salvation is an instant and complete work of God in our life. If someone were to genuinely accept Christ as his or her Savior today and die tonight, that person will go to be with the Lord. This episode, however, addresses our spiritual growth, which is not instant but ongoing. Cooperating with the Process We can impede God’s progressive work in our life. We should instead cooperate with what God is doing in us. He does not force change upon our life. This is the reason some Christians grow more quickly than others do. Imagine that you are on the interstate, and you find out that some road work is going on. The exit you need to take is closed temporarily. So, you must go down a couple more exits and then take some back roads to get to where you are going. Going that way still gets you to your destination; it’s just a longer route because of the roadblock. That’s the situation with God’s efforts to further His work in some Christians’ lives. They build personal detours and roadblocks to what God wants to accomplish in their life. So, He has to work through those issues with them. He can still get them where He wants to take them. But it takes longer when we don’t cooperate with His ongoing good work in us.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>761</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ebfd97200a1f3f494f6cb1f965c8a85.jpg"/><itunes:episode>136</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Christian Principles to Live By (Episode 134)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-christian-principles-to-live-by-episode-134--65241200</link><description><![CDATA[We all have physical, emotional, and mental limitations. That means a limit exists as to how much we can be subjected to physically, emotionally, or mentally. No one is an exception to that reality. Consider our men and women in the military. Upon entry, they are mentally and physically strong. But even for them, a limit exists as to what they can be subjected to before they become overwhelmed physically, emotionally, or mentally. Hence, it’s not unusual for some of them to return from the horrors of war experiencing mental and emotional trauma. The reason this is true is because God has not made any of us to carry the weight of our world upon our own shoulders. Those who try to do so will learn that to be true. Our ability to endure and overcome overwhelming situations in life is a function of our relationship with the Lord. This episode addresses four Christian principles that every Christian should incorporate into his or her life. We have not arrived just because we have accepted Christ as our Savior and become born again. When we do those things, we have only just begun. Of course, doing that is enough to get us into heaven. But meanwhile, we must live down here. And our adversary the devil wants to destroy us. About that Peter writes, “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, KJV). Paraphrase: If you are a Christian, the devil is your enemy, and he wants to destroy you. That’s why the Christian principles discussed in this episode are important. They will help you become more victorious, in spite of the enemy’s assaults against you. Incorporating these principles into your life is not a requirement for salvation. Rather, they are a matter of your quality of life as a Christian. They will enable you to live a more effective and fulfilled Christian life. The better you are at incorporating these Christian principles into your life, the stronger and more rooted in the faith your life will be. To listen to this episode, click the play button above.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6bb0dac4-6e5a-3e4a-919a-8bb4cd84e9fb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 01:03:01 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65241200/4christianprinciples.mp3" length="12959416" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We all have physical, emotional, and mental limitations. That means a limit exists as to how much we can be subjected to physically, emotionally, or mentally. No one is an exception to that reality. Consider our men and women in the military. Upon...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all have physical, emotional, and mental limitations. That means a limit exists as to how much we can be subjected to physically, emotionally, or mentally. No one is an exception to that reality. Consider our men and women in the military. Upon entry, they are mentally and physically strong. But even for them, a limit exists as to what they can be subjected to before they become overwhelmed physically, emotionally, or mentally. Hence, it’s not unusual for some of them to return from the horrors of war experiencing mental and emotional trauma. The reason this is true is because God has not made any of us to carry the weight of our world upon our own shoulders. Those who try to do so will learn that to be true. Our ability to endure and overcome overwhelming situations in life is a function of our relationship with the Lord. This episode addresses four Christian principles that every Christian should incorporate into his or her life. We have not arrived just because we have accepted Christ as our Savior and become born again. When we do those things, we have only just begun. Of course, doing that is enough to get us into heaven. But meanwhile, we must live down here. And our adversary the devil wants to destroy us. About that Peter writes, “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, KJV). Paraphrase: If you are a Christian, the devil is your enemy, and he wants to destroy you. That’s why the Christian principles discussed in this episode are important. They will help you become more victorious, in spite of the enemy’s assaults against you. Incorporating these principles into your life is not a requirement for salvation. Rather, they are a matter of your quality of life as a Christian. They will enable you to live a more effective and fulfilled Christian life. The better you are at incorporating these Christian principles into your life, the stronger and more rooted in the faith your life will be. To listen to this episode, click the play button above.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>810</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>135</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Three Ways Salvation Changes Your Life (Episode 133)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-ways-salvation-changes-your-life-episode-133--65054828</link><description><![CDATA[What happens to a person when the Lord saves him or her? Is there any power in that experience? Or is the subject of salvation no more than religious jargon? This episode addresses three life-changing effects of a genuine salvation experience. In his first epistle, John writes these words: “Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:3-4, KJV). Now that’s blunt language. But it does not get any clearer than that. When we accept Christ as our Savior, we become born again through faith. Through that born-again experience, our life radically changes.  We become a new creation; old things are passed away; all things become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Because of that reality, John can write so emphatically in the two verses above. Somebody may argue that although he lives like he doesn’t know God, the truth is that he does know Him. But according to what John writes, the way you know that you know God is that you keep His commandments. And if you don’t, you are lying. We conclude then that one way salvation changes your life is that you will thereafter keep the Lord’s commandments. It's important to note that the message in these verses is not that you MUST keep the Lord’s commandments to be saved. Rather, because you are saved, you WILL keep His commandments. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses two other powerful ways salvation changes your life. What’s so amazing about the ways salvation changes your life is God’s simple plan for experiencing these life-changing benefits. Simply put, you must repent of your sins, confess Christ as Lord, and believe that God has raised Him from the dead.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/4ee7f9b9-68b9-3653-9504-079b3c273825</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:13:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65054828/3wayssalvationchangesyourlife.mp3" length="13830005" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What happens to a person when the Lord saves him or her? Is there any power in that experience? Or is the subject of salvation no more than religious jargon? This episode addresses three life-changing effects of a genuine salvation experience. In his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens to a person when the Lord saves him or her? Is there any power in that experience? Or is the subject of salvation no more than religious jargon? This episode addresses three life-changing effects of a genuine salvation experience. In his first epistle, John writes these words: “Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:3-4, KJV). Now that’s blunt language. But it does not get any clearer than that. When we accept Christ as our Savior, we become born again through faith. Through that born-again experience, our life radically changes.  We become a new creation; old things are passed away; all things become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Because of that reality, John can write so emphatically in the two verses above. Somebody may argue that although he lives like he doesn’t know God, the truth is that he does know Him. But according to what John writes, the way you know that you know God is that you keep His commandments. And if you don’t, you are lying. We conclude then that one way salvation changes your life is that you will thereafter keep the Lord’s commandments. It's important to note that the message in these verses is not that you MUST keep the Lord’s commandments to be saved. Rather, because you are saved, you WILL keep His commandments. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses two other powerful ways salvation changes your life. What’s so amazing about the ways salvation changes your life is God’s simple plan for experiencing these life-changing benefits. Simply put, you must repent of your sins, confess Christ as Lord, and believe that God has raised Him from the dead.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>865</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>134</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Receiving a Good Report Through Faith (Episode 132)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/receiving-a-good-report-through-faith-episode-132--64928476</link><description><![CDATA[The Bible contains numerous accounts of men and women who successfully walked with God while on earth. We share something in common with them. They successfully walked with God, and we are currently striving to do the same. This episode focuses our attention on the men and women of the Bible whose faith enabled them to receive a good report. According to the writer of the book of Hebrews, these heroes of faith, “Having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise” (Hebrews 11:39, KJV). We tend to think that if someone says he has faith in God to receive something and he does not receive it, he must not have had faith. According to the verse, however, these servants obtained a good report by faith even though they did not receive the fulfillment of the promise. It can be hard to remain faithful to God when you are not receiving what you are believing Him for. But that’s what real faith is all about. What is the promise they did not receive? This is a reference to Jesus Christ. These faithful servants didn’t live to see the fullness of blessings that would come through the promised Messiah. Still, these men and women remained faithful while living in anticipation of these greater promises. The writer refers to the men and women of faith mentioned in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, as our cloud of witnesses. He says we are “compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1). A witness is someone who has experienced or seen something firsthand. The heroes of faith mentioned in the book of Hebrews are witnesses because they know firsthand what it takes to receive a good report through faith. From the beginning of the Bible until the end, we have testimony after testimony of real people who had real challenges. They walked with God by faith, and they overcame. According to the Bible, the things that happened to them were written for our examples.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c121eaa6-53e5-36b8-8238-65514181b480</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:27:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64928476/receivingagoodreport.mp3" length="14741155" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Bible contains numerous accounts of men and women who successfully walked with God while on earth. We share something in common with them. They successfully walked with God, and we are currently striving to do the same. This episode focuses our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Bible contains numerous accounts of men and women who successfully walked with God while on earth. We share something in common with them. They successfully walked with God, and we are currently striving to do the same. This episode focuses our attention on the men and women of the Bible whose faith enabled them to receive a good report. According to the writer of the book of Hebrews, these heroes of faith, “Having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise” (Hebrews 11:39, KJV). We tend to think that if someone says he has faith in God to receive something and he does not receive it, he must not have had faith. According to the verse, however, these servants obtained a good report by faith even though they did not receive the fulfillment of the promise. It can be hard to remain faithful to God when you are not receiving what you are believing Him for. But that’s what real faith is all about. What is the promise they did not receive? This is a reference to Jesus Christ. These faithful servants didn’t live to see the fullness of blessings that would come through the promised Messiah. Still, these men and women remained faithful while living in anticipation of these greater promises. The writer refers to the men and women of faith mentioned in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, as our cloud of witnesses. He says we are “compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1). A witness is someone who has experienced or seen something firsthand. The heroes of faith mentioned in the book of Hebrews are witnesses because they know firsthand what it takes to receive a good report through faith. From the beginning of the Bible until the end, we have testimony after testimony of real people who had real challenges. They walked with God by faith, and they overcame. According to the Bible, the things that happened to them were written for our examples.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>922</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>133</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Way, the Truth, and the Life (Episode 131)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-way-the-truth-and-the-life-episode-131--64784327</link><description><![CDATA[“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me,” Jesus said (John 14:6, KJV). To those outside Christendom, this is one of the most arrogant statements Christians can make. Frank King expounds on these powerful words of Jesus in this episode. We have countless religions to choose from today. And in America, we have the right to freedom of religion. Ironically, when it comes to knowing and getting right with God the Creator, you don’t get to exercise freedom of religion.  That worldview goes against the grain of our culture. In virtually everything, we have options. But in this matter of eternal consequences, Jesus says, in effect, we don’t have options. Christology is the area of Christian theology pertaining to the person, nature, and role of Christ. These aspects of Christ lay at the very foundation of Christianity. For a religious community to be deemed Christian, it must adhere to the biblical teachings regarding the person, nature and role of Christ. We can disagree many things and still be fellow Christians. But not on these vital truths about the person of Christ. After proclaiming Himself to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Jesus drops the bomb. He says, “No one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6, NASB). Hence, to come to the Father, we must follow the Way He showed us.  Accept the Truth He taught. And receive Life through faith in Him.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/8122fd29-0d1f-3bbb-9a40-8e444bd2625d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:43:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64784327/waytruthlife.mp3" length="11559227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me,” Jesus said (John 14:6, KJV). To those outside Christendom, this is one of the most arrogant statements Christians can make. Frank King expounds on these powerful words...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me,” Jesus said (John 14:6, KJV). To those outside Christendom, this is one of the most arrogant statements Christians can make. Frank King expounds on these powerful words of Jesus in this episode. We have countless religions to choose from today. And in America, we have the right to freedom of religion. Ironically, when it comes to knowing and getting right with God the Creator, you don’t get to exercise freedom of religion.  That worldview goes against the grain of our culture. In virtually everything, we have options. But in this matter of eternal consequences, Jesus says, in effect, we don’t have options. Christology is the area of Christian theology pertaining to the person, nature, and role of Christ. These aspects of Christ lay at the very foundation of Christianity. For a religious community to be deemed Christian, it must adhere to the biblical teachings regarding the person, nature and role of Christ. We can disagree many things and still be fellow Christians. But not on these vital truths about the person of Christ. After proclaiming Himself to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Jesus drops the bomb. He says, “No one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6, NASB). Hence, to come to the Father, we must follow the Way He showed us.  Accept the Truth He taught. And receive Life through faith in Him.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>723</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>132</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Focusing on What's Important (Episode 130)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/focusing-on-what-s-important-episode-130--64667478</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses our need for time-management and setting priorities. He says these are two of the keys to success in life. God has given us only 24 hours in a day to work with. We must know what’s important in life and learn how to be a good steward of our time. There is a limit to how much we can prevent life from imposing itself upon us. Each of our lives is inseparably connected with the lives of others.  For instance, you may have to help care for an elderly parent or family member. You didn’t ask for that, but you have it. The only way we can get through the challenges of life is by determining what’s important and disciplining ourselves to focus on those things first. Think about Jesus. While He was on earth, He was clothed in human flesh. Hence, He was physically confined. He couldn’t be everywhere solving everybody’s problem. He didn’t try to because that was not His mission. He knew what His mission was, He focused on the mission, and He did that with perfection. We tend to overrate the importance of some things in our life at the expense of other things that truly are important. It may be a hobby or a personal routine. For instance, your daily trip to Starbucks for coffee, or your weekly trip to the golf course. Those things in the lives of some people are overrated. At the same time, they underrate some things that really are important. With time, life will become increasingly more demanding upon our limited time. The best single thing you can do to succeed is to make it a priority to spend time alone with the Lord each day. Your time with Him will positively impact every aspect of your day.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f4e30e21-c09c-3a34-b189-dcc8160b2b88</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:19:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64667478/focusingonimportant.mp3" length="12769633" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses our need for time-management and setting priorities. He says these are two of the keys to success in life. God has given us only 24 hours in a day to work with. We must know what’s important in life and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses our need for time-management and setting priorities. He says these are two of the keys to success in life. God has given us only 24 hours in a day to work with. We must know what’s important in life and learn how to be a good steward of our time. There is a limit to how much we can prevent life from imposing itself upon us. Each of our lives is inseparably connected with the lives of others.  For instance, you may have to help care for an elderly parent or family member. You didn’t ask for that, but you have it. The only way we can get through the challenges of life is by determining what’s important and disciplining ourselves to focus on those things first. Think about Jesus. While He was on earth, He was clothed in human flesh. Hence, He was physically confined. He couldn’t be everywhere solving everybody’s problem. He didn’t try to because that was not His mission. He knew what His mission was, He focused on the mission, and He did that with perfection. We tend to overrate the importance of some things in our life at the expense of other things that truly are important. It may be a hobby or a personal routine. For instance, your daily trip to Starbucks for coffee, or your weekly trip to the golf course. Those things in the lives of some people are overrated. At the same time, they underrate some things that really are important. With time, life will become increasingly more demanding upon our limited time. The best single thing you can do to succeed is to make it a priority to spend time alone with the Lord each day. Your time with Him will positively impact every aspect of your day.  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>799</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>131</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Victory in Life Through the Word of God (Episode 129)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/victory-in-life-through-the-word-of-god-episode-129--64538247</link><description><![CDATA[Many people who read the Bible don’t value it as they should. That’s because they don’t know how to properly use it for life. In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to experience victory in life through the Word. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he writes, “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11, KJV). The armor of God refers to the weaponry God gives us to fight with as opposed to physical armor. The wiles Paul refers to in this verse refer to deceitful strategies. They lie at the heart of everything the devil does. He is a liar and a deceiver. But according to this verse, through the armor of God, we can endure and stand against the schemes of the devil. Paul refers to the wiles of the devil because we are not wrestling against flesh and blood. Rather, our fight is with the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in heavenly places (verse 12). We know how to fight against flesh and blood because we were born with that ability. We have perfected how to do that over the years. The problem, however, is that our ability to fight against flesh and blood means nothing to the devil. He is our real enemy, and he is not flesh and blood. He often uses people against us. But the real enemy are those demonic entities Paul mentions. They are the ones we must know how to successfully fight to experience victory in life. The Sword of the Spirit Though Paul addresses the full armor of God, this episode focuses on one piece of the armor—the Word of God. Paul refers to God’s Word as the sword of the Spirit (verse 17). That makes it an offensive weapon. The Greek word translated as “Word” in this case is “rhema.” It does not refer to the Word of God in its entirety. Rather, it is the portion of God’s Word that we speak or apply at the right time for the situation at hand. We must use it as our sword against the enemy, if we want to have victory in life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3308b254-6d3c-3fbc-b6fe-90adc72367cb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:43:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64538247/victoryinlifethruword.mp3" length="15249395" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Many people who read the Bible don’t value it as they should. That’s because they don’t know how to properly use it for life. In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to experience victory in life through the Word. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people who read the Bible don’t value it as they should. That’s because they don’t know how to properly use it for life. In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to experience victory in life through the Word. In Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he writes, “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11, KJV). The armor of God refers to the weaponry God gives us to fight with as opposed to physical armor. The wiles Paul refers to in this verse refer to deceitful strategies. They lie at the heart of everything the devil does. He is a liar and a deceiver. But according to this verse, through the armor of God, we can endure and stand against the schemes of the devil. Paul refers to the wiles of the devil because we are not wrestling against flesh and blood. Rather, our fight is with the rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in heavenly places (verse 12). We know how to fight against flesh and blood because we were born with that ability. We have perfected how to do that over the years. The problem, however, is that our ability to fight against flesh and blood means nothing to the devil. He is our real enemy, and he is not flesh and blood. He often uses people against us. But the real enemy are those demonic entities Paul mentions. They are the ones we must know how to successfully fight to experience victory in life. The Sword of the Spirit Though Paul addresses the full armor of God, this episode focuses on one piece of the armor—the Word of God. Paul refers to God’s Word as the sword of the Spirit (verse 17). That makes it an offensive weapon. The Greek word translated as “Word” in this case is “rhema.” It does not refer to the Word of God in its entirety. Rather, it is the portion of God’s Word that we speak or apply at the right time for the situation at hand. We must use it as our sword against the enemy, if we want to have victory in life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>954</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>130</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Benefits of Salvation (Episode 128)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-benefits-of-salvation-episode-128--64424906</link><description><![CDATA[The word “salvation” is extremely popular in the Christian community. Why not? That is our ultimate goal in this life.  But for those who don’t know our Christian jargon, the term salvation can be somewhat of a mystery. In this episode, Frank King shares four benefits of salvation. It is in chapter 5 of Paul’s letter to the church at Rome that he shares these important benefits of salvation. The very first word in the chapter is the word “therefore.” That’s because in chapter 5, Paul is continuing his discourse from the end of chapter 4. Paul ended that chapter making the case for justification by faith and not by works. Paul’s objective in chapter 5 is to reveal some of the benefits enjoyed by those who have been justified by faith. For instance, he writes, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1, KJV). So, one of the benefits of salvation is that we have peace with God. According to the verse, the reason we enjoy peace with God is because we have been justified by faith. To be justified means to be declared a just person in the eyes of God. When Jesus died on the cross for us, He paid the penalty for our sins. And when we place our faith in Him and His bodily resurrection, God declares us to be righteous. That means He regards us as being freed from the penalty of sin. Accordingly, He is no longer at odds with us because of sin. Instead, we are at peace with God. In the following verses, Paul reveals several other benefits of salvation that Evangelist Frank King addresses in this episode of the podcast. So many people in the world today need to experience the life-changing benefits of God’s salvation. When was the last time you invited someone to accept Christ?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e8c2b6e8-5dc3-3ab0-a744-bc4aa14f811c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:26:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64424906/fourbenefitsofsalvation.mp3" length="13624357" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The word “salvation” is extremely popular in the Christian community. Why not? That is our ultimate goal in this life.  But for those who don’t know our Christian jargon, the term salvation can be somewhat of a mystery. In this episode, Frank King...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The word “salvation” is extremely popular in the Christian community. Why not? That is our ultimate goal in this life.  But for those who don’t know our Christian jargon, the term salvation can be somewhat of a mystery. In this episode, Frank King shares four benefits of salvation. It is in chapter 5 of Paul’s letter to the church at Rome that he shares these important benefits of salvation. The very first word in the chapter is the word “therefore.” That’s because in chapter 5, Paul is continuing his discourse from the end of chapter 4. Paul ended that chapter making the case for justification by faith and not by works. Paul’s objective in chapter 5 is to reveal some of the benefits enjoyed by those who have been justified by faith. For instance, he writes, “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1, KJV). So, one of the benefits of salvation is that we have peace with God. According to the verse, the reason we enjoy peace with God is because we have been justified by faith. To be justified means to be declared a just person in the eyes of God. When Jesus died on the cross for us, He paid the penalty for our sins. And when we place our faith in Him and His bodily resurrection, God declares us to be righteous. That means He regards us as being freed from the penalty of sin. Accordingly, He is no longer at odds with us because of sin. Instead, we are at peace with God. In the following verses, Paul reveals several other benefits of salvation that Evangelist Frank King addresses in this episode of the podcast. So many people in the world today need to experience the life-changing benefits of God’s salvation. When was the last time you invited someone to accept Christ?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>852</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>129</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Preparing for the Coming of the Lord (Episode 127)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/preparing-for-the-coming-of-the-lord-episode-127--64343390</link><description><![CDATA[Sad but true, many churchgoers today are not prepared for the coming of the Lord. Jesus warned us about that during His time on earth. He said, “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’” (Matthew 7:22, NASB). “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you…’” (verse 23). In this episode, Frank King addresses the importance of us being properly prepared for the coming of the Lord. People often talk passively about the Lord's return. For instance, they may have a favorite verse they often quote about His return. Or they look at the signs of the times around us and say something like, we must be close to the Lord’s return. But the question is, how seriously do we take the idea of the coming of the Lord? Jesus taught a parable about ten virgins going to meet the bridegroom (Matthew 25:1-13). Of course, the bridegroom is a foreshadow of Jesus. The virgins represent those who aspired to attend the marriage feast. The fact that they are referred to as virgins denotes their purity. Still, Jesus referred to five of the virgins as foolish. These five failed to be adequately prepared to wait for and to meet the bridegroom. Unlike the wise virgins, they did not take enough oil for their lamps. Their lamps went out at the worst time possible. So, they could not go and meet the bridegroom at midnight. Accordingly, they missed out on attending the wedding feast. The Oil We Need to Meet the Lord In the parable, Jesus focused on the oil. The wise virgins took adequate oil for their lamps and the foolish virgins didn’t. So, think about this. In the Bible, oil often represents the Holy Spirit. An analogy can be made between some churchgoers today and the foolish virgins. The latter were not prepared to meet the bridegroom because they had no oil. Similarly, any churchgoer who does not have the Spirit of God indwelling them is not prepared for the coming of the Lord.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/d7a0386b-a63b-3a5d-b7bb-14391e11374f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:46:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64343390/preparing4comingofthelord.mp3" length="15280739" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sad but true, many churchgoers today are not prepared for the coming of the Lord. Jesus warned us about that during His time on earth. He said, “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sad but true, many churchgoers today are not prepared for the coming of the Lord. Jesus warned us about that during His time on earth. He said, “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’” (Matthew 7:22, NASB). “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you…’” (verse 23). In this episode, Frank King addresses the importance of us being properly prepared for the coming of the Lord. People often talk passively about the Lord's return. For instance, they may have a favorite verse they often quote about His return. Or they look at the signs of the times around us and say something like, we must be close to the Lord’s return. But the question is, how seriously do we take the idea of the coming of the Lord? Jesus taught a parable about ten virgins going to meet the bridegroom (Matthew 25:1-13). Of course, the bridegroom is a foreshadow of Jesus. The virgins represent those who aspired to attend the marriage feast. The fact that they are referred to as virgins denotes their purity. Still, Jesus referred to five of the virgins as foolish. These five failed to be adequately prepared to wait for and to meet the bridegroom. Unlike the wise virgins, they did not take enough oil for their lamps. Their lamps went out at the worst time possible. So, they could not go and meet the bridegroom at midnight. Accordingly, they missed out on attending the wedding feast. The Oil We Need to Meet the Lord In the parable, Jesus focused on the oil. The wise virgins took adequate oil for their lamps and the foolish virgins didn’t. So, think about this. In the Bible, oil often represents the Holy Spirit. An analogy can be made between some churchgoers today and the foolish virgins. The latter were not prepared to meet the bridegroom because they had no oil. Similarly, any churchgoer who does not have the Spirit of God indwelling them is not prepared for the coming of the Lord.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>956</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>128</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Having a Different Spirit (Episode 126)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/having-a-different-spirit-episode-126--64182325</link><description><![CDATA[The most transformative aspect of becoming a Christian is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. That’s how Christ lives in us. We may look the same as the world does on the outside. But on the inside, we have a different spirit. And people should be able to see the evidence of Christ living in us. In this episode, Frank King focuses on this unique spirit living in us. When the Israelites came to the land God had promised their fathers, Moses sent12 spies to evaluate the land. When the spies returned, they revealed that giants lived in the land. The heart of God’s people melted when they heard about the giants. They did not believe God could deliver the land into their hands because of the giants. But two of the twelve spies believed God could and would give them the land. Caleb said to the people, “Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it” (Numbers 13:30, KJV). Caleb was not just speaking empty words when he said that. He really believed what he said because of what he believed about God. This we know because of what God said about Caleb: “But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it” (Numbers 14:24, KJV). Note two things God said about Caleb. One, he had another spirit, relative to the other spies. Two, he had followed God fully. The point is that a direct correlation exists between a person’s spirit and how he interacts with God. What Difference Is It Making? Everyone who has been born again has been given a different spirit. That would be the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. But just because you have been born again does not mean you manifest a different spirit in your daily living. You can be born again and still act like, think like, and talk like the everyday unbeliever. A vast difference exists between the Spirit of God being dormant in you and the Spirit of God being alive in you. You can be a Christian and still persist to be carnally minded and worldly minded.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/a60cfdc3-daac-3cad-b427-935d9228f376</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:17:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64182325/havingadifferentspirit.mp3" length="14900385" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The most transformative aspect of becoming a Christian is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. That’s how Christ lives in us. We may look the same as the world does on the outside. But on the inside, we have a different spirit. And people...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The most transformative aspect of becoming a Christian is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. That’s how Christ lives in us. We may look the same as the world does on the outside. But on the inside, we have a different spirit. And people should be able to see the evidence of Christ living in us. In this episode, Frank King focuses on this unique spirit living in us. When the Israelites came to the land God had promised their fathers, Moses sent12 spies to evaluate the land. When the spies returned, they revealed that giants lived in the land. The heart of God’s people melted when they heard about the giants. They did not believe God could deliver the land into their hands because of the giants. But two of the twelve spies believed God could and would give them the land. Caleb said to the people, “Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it” (Numbers 13:30, KJV). Caleb was not just speaking empty words when he said that. He really believed what he said because of what he believed about God. This we know because of what God said about Caleb: “But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it” (Numbers 14:24, KJV). Note two things God said about Caleb. One, he had another spirit, relative to the other spies. Two, he had followed God fully. The point is that a direct correlation exists between a person’s spirit and how he interacts with God. What Difference Is It Making? Everyone who has been born again has been given a different spirit. That would be the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God. But just because you have been born again does not mean you manifest a different spirit in your daily living. You can be born again and still act like, think like, and talk like the everyday unbeliever. A vast difference exists between the Spirit of God being dormant in you and the Spirit of God being alive in you. You can be a Christian and still persist to be carnally minded and worldly minded.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>932</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>127</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Name of Jesus (Episode 125)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-name-of-jesus-episode-125--63927012</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses the authority of the name of Jesus when we pray to the Father, and we believe in the authority of Jesus’ name.  According to Philippians 2:9, God has highly exalted the name of Jesus and given Him a name above every other name. The names of some people in this world carry great authority. For instance, the CEO of a large, powerful company; or the President of the United States, etc. When these individuals sign a document, their names command respect. But no matter how great a name a person may have in this world, it pales in comparison to the name of Jesus. Every other name is subject to His. Near the end of Jesus’ time on earth, He instructed His disciples on how to pray going forward. He said, “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you” (John 16:23, KJV). This was a major paradigm shift for the disciples. They were used to coming to Him for everything they needed. Why not? He was God in the flesh. He was right there with them. Whatever they needed, He had access to it in heaven. But He was telling them that is not how it’s going to work going forward. He says you will ask me nothing. But whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, He will give it to you. That means going forward, you are to pray to the Father in my name. That is also how we should be praying when we pray. Frank stresses the point that just because you say “in the name of Jesus” at the end of your prayer does not necessarily mean you are praying in the name of Jesus. You are only praying in His name when you pray consistently with the teachings and principles that He taught and modeled while on earth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/15c5fd74-73c0-307f-96ba-f87e5b634666</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:35:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63927012/nameofjesus.mp3" length="14517945" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Frank King addresses the authority of the name of Jesus when we pray to the Father, and we believe in the authority of Jesus’ name.  According to Philippians 2:9, God has highly exalted the name of Jesus and given Him a name above...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King addresses the authority of the name of Jesus when we pray to the Father, and we believe in the authority of Jesus’ name.  According to Philippians 2:9, God has highly exalted the name of Jesus and given Him a name above every other name. The names of some people in this world carry great authority. For instance, the CEO of a large, powerful company; or the President of the United States, etc. When these individuals sign a document, their names command respect. But no matter how great a name a person may have in this world, it pales in comparison to the name of Jesus. Every other name is subject to His. Near the end of Jesus’ time on earth, He instructed His disciples on how to pray going forward. He said, “And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you” (John 16:23, KJV). This was a major paradigm shift for the disciples. They were used to coming to Him for everything they needed. Why not? He was God in the flesh. He was right there with them. Whatever they needed, He had access to it in heaven. But He was telling them that is not how it’s going to work going forward. He says you will ask me nothing. But whatsoever you ask the Father in my name, He will give it to you. That means going forward, you are to pray to the Father in my name. That is also how we should be praying when we pray. Frank stresses the point that just because you say “in the name of Jesus” at the end of your prayer does not necessarily mean you are praying in the name of Jesus. You are only praying in His name when you pray consistently with the teachings and principles that He taught and modeled while on earth.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>908</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>126</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Why Go to the House of God (Episode 124)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-go-to-the-house-of-god-episode-124--63837587</link><description><![CDATA[These days, less people attend local churches. Of course, we know that you don’t have to attend church to be saved. And you don’t have to be saved to attend church. So why should one go to the house of God? Evangelist Frank King addresses that subject in this podcast episode. In Psalm 73, the psalmist gives us an important benefit of going to the house of God. He writes of a time in his life when he lost focus and became spiritually unstable. “As for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped,” he writes (Psalm 73:2). “For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked” (verse 3). The psalmist is not alone in that area of struggle. Some Christians today believe that since they serve the Lord, they should have more than those who don’t. And as such, they have trouble coming to terms with the prosperity of the wicked. The Bible does not denounce us having material wealth. In fact, God promises to bless us when we walk with Him. But nowhere in the Bible are we promised that if we serve God, we will have more materially than everyone who doesn’t serve God.   In the psalm, the psalmist expands on the prosperity of the wicked that caused him to be envious. He even questioned the value of living a life committed to God. He writes, “Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure. And I have washed my hands in innocence” (verse 13, NASB)! So, how did the psalmist regain his footing? “Until I went to the sanctuary of God, then I understood their end,” he says (verse 17, KJV). At the house of God, his eyes became open to see things in proper context. There, he saw what the end of the wicked would be. Through the psalmist’s experience, we should see a priceless benefit of faithful church attendance. Like him, we need a place we can attend to help us get or remain properly focused. Also, in this podcast episode, Evangelist King shares three facts about every genuine believer. He said because these things are true about us, they underscore three more reasons it behooves us to faithfully go to the house of God.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3fb36b4f-1355-334a-b9a1-6b86d971953d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:16:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63837587/whygo2houseofgod.mp3" length="15115217" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>These days, less people attend local churches. Of course, we know that you don’t have to attend church to be saved. And you don’t have to be saved to attend church. So why should one go to the house of God? Evangelist Frank King addresses that subject...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[These days, less people attend local churches. Of course, we know that you don’t have to attend church to be saved. And you don’t have to be saved to attend church. So why should one go to the house of God? Evangelist Frank King addresses that subject in this podcast episode. In Psalm 73, the psalmist gives us an important benefit of going to the house of God. He writes of a time in his life when he lost focus and became spiritually unstable. “As for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped,” he writes (Psalm 73:2). “For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked” (verse 3). The psalmist is not alone in that area of struggle. Some Christians today believe that since they serve the Lord, they should have more than those who don’t. And as such, they have trouble coming to terms with the prosperity of the wicked. The Bible does not denounce us having material wealth. In fact, God promises to bless us when we walk with Him. But nowhere in the Bible are we promised that if we serve God, we will have more materially than everyone who doesn’t serve God.   In the psalm, the psalmist expands on the prosperity of the wicked that caused him to be envious. He even questioned the value of living a life committed to God. He writes, “Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure. And I have washed my hands in innocence” (verse 13, NASB)! So, how did the psalmist regain his footing? “Until I went to the sanctuary of God, then I understood their end,” he says (verse 17, KJV). At the house of God, his eyes became open to see things in proper context. There, he saw what the end of the wicked would be. Through the psalmist’s experience, we should see a priceless benefit of faithful church attendance. Like him, we need a place we can attend to help us get or remain properly focused. Also, in this podcast episode, Evangelist King shares three facts about every genuine believer. He said because these things are true about us, they underscore three more reasons it behooves us to faithfully go to the house of God.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>945</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>125</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Increasing Your Capacity for the Word of God (Episode 123)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/increasing-your-capacity-for-the-word-of-god-episode-123--63696244</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to increase your capacity for the Word of God. Every churchgoer has a certain capacity for receiving God’s Word. That capacity differs for each of us. Some churchgoers receive very little of what is preached from the pulpit. Some leave with a practical understanding of what God is saying through His Word. Most will fall somewhere in between. This reality is not a reflection of one’s intelligence. Some churchgoers are greatly educated but have little capacity to receive the Word of God. Some churchgoers with little education have a large capacity for the same. This is not about education. Rather, spiritual reasons exist as to why our capacity for the Word of God differs from person to person. To explain why we differ in our capacity for the Word of God, Jesus taught a parable we refer to as the parable of the Seed and the Sower. He said this farmer went about sowing seed in the ground. As he sowed seeds, they fell upon different places. Some went by the wayside, some fell upon stony places, some fell among the thorns, and some fell on good ground. After Jesus had finished speaking the parable, the disciples came to Him wanting to know what it meant. Jesus explained the parable in terms of people who come to hear the Word of God. Each type of ground where the seeds fell represents a type of hearer. The interesting thing about this parable is that each of us identifies with one of the types of hearers in this parable. This subject matters because you cannot live for God beyond your capacity for His Word. If you only have the capacity to receive the elementary teachings of the Word, then you can only live for God on an elementary level. But that’s not where God wants any of us to be. He wants us to have the capacity to receive the deeper teachings of His Word so we can live for Him on a deeper level. The good news is that if you don’t like being where you currently are, you don’t have to stay there. You can increase your capacity for the Word of God. That is the focus of this episode.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f9f41d2c-f8f0-3822-bcbc-a374d166ed6c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:06:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63696244/increasingyourcapacity4word.mp3" length="20042556" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to increase your capacity for the Word of God. Every churchgoer has a certain capacity for receiving God’s Word. That capacity differs for each of us. Some churchgoers receive very little of what is preached...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Frank King teaches on how to increase your capacity for the Word of God. Every churchgoer has a certain capacity for receiving God’s Word. That capacity differs for each of us. Some churchgoers receive very little of what is preached from the pulpit. Some leave with a practical understanding of what God is saying through His Word. Most will fall somewhere in between. This reality is not a reflection of one’s intelligence. Some churchgoers are greatly educated but have little capacity to receive the Word of God. Some churchgoers with little education have a large capacity for the same. This is not about education. Rather, spiritual reasons exist as to why our capacity for the Word of God differs from person to person. To explain why we differ in our capacity for the Word of God, Jesus taught a parable we refer to as the parable of the Seed and the Sower. He said this farmer went about sowing seed in the ground. As he sowed seeds, they fell upon different places. Some went by the wayside, some fell upon stony places, some fell among the thorns, and some fell on good ground. After Jesus had finished speaking the parable, the disciples came to Him wanting to know what it meant. Jesus explained the parable in terms of people who come to hear the Word of God. Each type of ground where the seeds fell represents a type of hearer. The interesting thing about this parable is that each of us identifies with one of the types of hearers in this parable. This subject matters because you cannot live for God beyond your capacity for His Word. If you only have the capacity to receive the elementary teachings of the Word, then you can only live for God on an elementary level. But that’s not where God wants any of us to be. He wants us to have the capacity to receive the deeper teachings of His Word so we can live for Him on a deeper level. The good news is that if you don’t like being where you currently are, you don’t have to stay there. You can increase your capacity for the Word of God. That is the focus of this episode.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1253</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>124</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Letter Versus the Spirit of the Word (Episode 122)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-letter-versus-the-spirit-of-the-word-episode-122--63591604</link><description><![CDATA[Some churchgoers can quote lots of the Scriptures. Some of them have gotten good at that because they have practiced memorization of Bible verses for many years. But being able to quote Scriptures is not even close to properly understanding them. In this episode, Frank King addresses the letter of the Word versus the spirit of the Word. The letter of the Word is what the Scriptures literally say. The spirit of the Word refers to God’s intended meaning of His Word. Jesus said, “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63, KJV). The religious leaders of Jesus’ day, namely, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, considered themselves to be the authorities of the Law. And by the Law, we mean the Old Testament. They had rigid views about what the Law said. And they judged everybody’s conduct by their rigid views. But they understood just enough about the Law to be dangerous. For instance, they took the Law literally that said the Sabbath day was a day a rest. To them, that meant absolutely no work could be done on that day. That was the letter of the Law. But Jesus told them it was lawful to do good even on the Sabbath day. When someone cannot see beyond the letter of God’s word, legalism will result. Just think about all the commandments in Jesus’ teachings and the many calls to action in Paul’s epistles. One can easily be tempted to believe that Christianity is a life of dos and don’ts. But the clear message in the New Testament is that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ. No one earn salvation by keeping lots of dos and don’ts, “lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:9, KJV). Those who try to do so have failed to grasp the spirit of God's Word.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/81bd0167-15e2-392a-a64e-d91cbec01d73</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:35:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63591604/lettervsspiritoftheword.mp3" length="16666274" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some churchgoers can quote lots of the Scriptures. Some of them have gotten good at that because they have practiced memorization of Bible verses for many years. But being able to quote Scriptures is not even close to properly understanding them. In...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some churchgoers can quote lots of the Scriptures. Some of them have gotten good at that because they have practiced memorization of Bible verses for many years. But being able to quote Scriptures is not even close to properly understanding them. In this episode, Frank King addresses the letter of the Word versus the spirit of the Word. The letter of the Word is what the Scriptures literally say. The spirit of the Word refers to God’s intended meaning of His Word. Jesus said, “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63, KJV). The religious leaders of Jesus’ day, namely, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, considered themselves to be the authorities of the Law. And by the Law, we mean the Old Testament. They had rigid views about what the Law said. And they judged everybody’s conduct by their rigid views. But they understood just enough about the Law to be dangerous. For instance, they took the Law literally that said the Sabbath day was a day a rest. To them, that meant absolutely no work could be done on that day. That was the letter of the Law. But Jesus told them it was lawful to do good even on the Sabbath day. When someone cannot see beyond the letter of God’s word, legalism will result. Just think about all the commandments in Jesus’ teachings and the many calls to action in Paul’s epistles. One can easily be tempted to believe that Christianity is a life of dos and don’ts. But the clear message in the New Testament is that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ. No one earn salvation by keeping lots of dos and don’ts, “lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:9, KJV). Those who try to do so have failed to grasp the spirit of God's Word.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1042</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>123</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Kind of Servant God Wants (Episode 121)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kind-of-servant-god-wants-episode-121--63496997</link><description><![CDATA[“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few” (Matt. 9:37, KJV). This was Jesus’ assessment of His day. It is still true today. God is seeking more laborers to work for the Kingdom. More people who will make themselves available to be used by Him. First and foremost, one must know the kind of servant God wants. Our idea of the kind of servant God wants can differ significantly from what He actually wants. Young David is a good example. He was the youngest of the sons of Jesse. His seven brothers came before Samuel the prophet one by one. Even Samuel thought the oldest son was God’s choice for king (1 Samuel 16:6). But God rejected them all and chose David. What did God see in David that He did not see in his seven brothers? He saw David as a young man after God’s own heart.  That’s what God was looking for in the new king after He rejected Saul the current king (1 Samuel 13:14). To have a heart after the heart of God means you are passionate about the things that please God. You like what He likes, and you shun the things He hates. We can be that kind of person only after we have become born again by the Spirit of God. But being born again is not enough. To be a man or a woman after God’s heart, you must allow the Holy Spirit to govern your life. The more time you spend with God and in the things of God, the more your heart becomes one with His. As it was in Jesus’ day, so it is today that the harvest is plenteous, and the laborers are few. The question is, are we or will we become the kind of servant God wants us to be. Will we commit to being a man or woman after God’s own heart. That’s the kind of servant He wants in these last days.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9f36121e-ace4-3cd8-ac2e-a10eaf7debc7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:48:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63496997/servantgodwants.mp3" length="14871968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few” (Matt. 9:37, KJV). This was Jesus’ assessment of His day. It is still true today. God is seeking more laborers to work for the Kingdom. More people who will make themselves available to be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[“The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few” (Matt. 9:37, KJV). This was Jesus’ assessment of His day. It is still true today. God is seeking more laborers to work for the Kingdom. More people who will make themselves available to be used by Him. First and foremost, one must know the kind of servant God wants. Our idea of the kind of servant God wants can differ significantly from what He actually wants. Young David is a good example. He was the youngest of the sons of Jesse. His seven brothers came before Samuel the prophet one by one. Even Samuel thought the oldest son was God’s choice for king (1 Samuel 16:6). But God rejected them all and chose David. What did God see in David that He did not see in his seven brothers? He saw David as a young man after God’s own heart.  That’s what God was looking for in the new king after He rejected Saul the current king (1 Samuel 13:14). To have a heart after the heart of God means you are passionate about the things that please God. You like what He likes, and you shun the things He hates. We can be that kind of person only after we have become born again by the Spirit of God. But being born again is not enough. To be a man or a woman after God’s heart, you must allow the Holy Spirit to govern your life. The more time you spend with God and in the things of God, the more your heart becomes one with His. As it was in Jesus’ day, so it is today that the harvest is plenteous, and the laborers are few. The question is, are we or will we become the kind of servant God wants us to be. Will we commit to being a man or woman after God’s own heart. That’s the kind of servant He wants in these last days.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>930</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>122</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Sign from Heaven (Christmas Episode)--Episode 120</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sign-from-heaven-christmas-episode-episode-120--63445373</link><description><![CDATA[The birth of Christ is the most enduring event in history. Nearly 2000 years later, the world is still talking about Him, and millions around the world are passionately following His teachings. In the days of King Ahaz, Isaiah the prophet gave us an amazing Messianic prophecy: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel“ (Isaiah 7:14, KJV). This virgin birth was given as a sign to King Ahaz that God was with His people. In hindsight, we know this sign from heaven was a reference to the birth of Christ. That’s because the verse refers to a virgin bearing a son. Furthermore, according to the verse, this son shall be called Immanuel. This is consistent with the words found in Matthew 1:23: “They shall call his name Immanuel.” Immanuel, the prophetic name assigned to Jesus, literally means God with us. This name is a reference to the deity of Christ. When Jesus was born, He was the Almighty God living in human flesh among us. He said to Philip, He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9, NASB). Because of this incarnation, Jesus can personally relate to our struggles in the flesh. While on earth, He was “tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15, NASB). The good news of Christmas is that the son born of a virgin was a sign from heaven that God is with His people. if you have placed your faith in Christ, know that God is with you. Sometimes, it may not feel that way, but God is with you. Moreover, through Christ, you have peace with God.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/24e9a5ae-7198-394a-9d32-ef3d31a1dd01</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:16:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63445373/signfromheaven2.mp3" length="14150142" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The birth of Christ is the most enduring event in history. Nearly 2000 years later, the world is still talking about Him, and millions around the world are passionately following His teachings. In the days of King Ahaz, Isaiah the prophet gave us an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The birth of Christ is the most enduring event in history. Nearly 2000 years later, the world is still talking about Him, and millions around the world are passionately following His teachings. In the days of King Ahaz, Isaiah the prophet gave us an amazing Messianic prophecy: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel“ (Isaiah 7:14, KJV). This virgin birth was given as a sign to King Ahaz that God was with His people. In hindsight, we know this sign from heaven was a reference to the birth of Christ. That’s because the verse refers to a virgin bearing a son. Furthermore, according to the verse, this son shall be called Immanuel. This is consistent with the words found in Matthew 1:23: “They shall call his name Immanuel.” Immanuel, the prophetic name assigned to Jesus, literally means God with us. This name is a reference to the deity of Christ. When Jesus was born, He was the Almighty God living in human flesh among us. He said to Philip, He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9, NASB). Because of this incarnation, Jesus can personally relate to our struggles in the flesh. While on earth, He was “tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15, NASB). The good news of Christmas is that the son born of a virgin was a sign from heaven that God is with His people. if you have placed your faith in Christ, know that God is with you. Sometimes, it may not feel that way, but God is with you. Moreover, through Christ, you have peace with God.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>885</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>121</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God's Saving Grace (Episode 119)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-saving-grace-episode-119--63353524</link><description><![CDATA[The grace of God manifests itself in countless ways. Anytime He shows us His goodness when we deserve otherwise, that constitutes grace. This episode focuses on the grace of God that pertains to our salvation. This grace is sometimes referred to as God’s saving grace.  The doctrine of salvation is the most important Christian doctrine in the entire Bible. We can disagree on, even be wrong about some aspects of Christian theology and still be OK. But we can’t afford to be wrong on how to be saved because that has eternal consequences.  In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul writes, “By grace you have been saved” (Ephesians 2:5, NASB). Grace refers to things that are unmerited, meaning things we don’t earn or deserve. Accordingly, God’s saving grace refers to salvation that is unmerited.  Paul said what he said because God saved us “even when we were dead in our transgressions” (verse 5a). In other words, we did not earn salvation. And there is a good reason for that. It’s because we can’t, no matter how hard we try. None of us deserves salvation. The only way we can receive salvation is that God gives it to us when we place our faith in Christ.  But those who lived under the Old Testament (OT) dispensation were under the Law and not under grace. So, were they more righteous than we are so that they earned their salvation by successfully keeping the Law? Or did God lower the bar and grade the OT believers on a curve so they could make it into heaven?  To answer that question, consider Abraham’s eternal fate. “For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness’” (Romans 4:3, NASB).  The point is that no one has ever earned or deserved to be saved. Even the OT believers were recipients of God’s saving grace.  Sad but true, so many people in the world today need to be saved. The good news is that everyone can afford to be saved because Christ has paid the cost for all.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/880ce4a2-3e7d-3cbd-a866-423ae4850203</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:45:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63353524/godsavinggrace.mp3" length="14669247" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The grace of God manifests itself in countless ways. Anytime He shows us His goodness when we deserve otherwise, that constitutes grace. This episode focuses on the grace of God that pertains to our salvation. This grace is sometimes referred to as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The grace of God manifests itself in countless ways. Anytime He shows us His goodness when we deserve otherwise, that constitutes grace. This episode focuses on the grace of God that pertains to our salvation. This grace is sometimes referred to as God’s saving grace.  The doctrine of salvation is the most important Christian doctrine in the entire Bible. We can disagree on, even be wrong about some aspects of Christian theology and still be OK. But we can’t afford to be wrong on how to be saved because that has eternal consequences.  In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul writes, “By grace you have been saved” (Ephesians 2:5, NASB). Grace refers to things that are unmerited, meaning things we don’t earn or deserve. Accordingly, God’s saving grace refers to salvation that is unmerited.  Paul said what he said because God saved us “even when we were dead in our transgressions” (verse 5a). In other words, we did not earn salvation. And there is a good reason for that. It’s because we can’t, no matter how hard we try. None of us deserves salvation. The only way we can receive salvation is that God gives it to us when we place our faith in Christ.  But those who lived under the Old Testament (OT) dispensation were under the Law and not under grace. So, were they more righteous than we are so that they earned their salvation by successfully keeping the Law? Or did God lower the bar and grade the OT believers on a curve so they could make it into heaven?  To answer that question, consider Abraham’s eternal fate. “For what does the Scripture say? ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness’” (Romans 4:3, NASB).  The point is that no one has ever earned or deserved to be saved. Even the OT believers were recipients of God’s saving grace.  Sad but true, so many people in the world today need to be saved. The good news is that everyone can afford to be saved because Christ has paid the cost for all.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>917</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>120</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How to Win Through Prayer (Episode 118)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-win-through-prayer-episode-118--63233175</link><description><![CDATA[Prayer was never meant to be a religious exercise. But for many people who pray, it’s no more than that. Prayer is supposed to revolutionize your life. This episode focuses on how to win through prayer. The devil wants your prayer life to be no more than a religious ritual. He wants you to think God does not answer prayer. Because if you ever arrive at that wrong conclusion, you will cease to be serious about prayer. Prayer is one of the most phenomenal weapons God has given us. Think about it; what is the main thing we do when we have loved ones who are not saved and are not open to someone talking to them about the Lord? We can’t make them listen to us. But we can pray to God and believe He can reach them and open their heart.  And parents, what do we do when we have a child a thousand miles away in college, and we can’t be there to try to keep him or her out of trouble? We can cover them in God’s divine protection through prayer. Through prayer, we can stay the hand of the enemy. Prayer has the power to move mountains in our life. The devil knows the power of prayer. That’s why he so vehemently opposes those who commit themselves to a life of prayer. Daniel the prophet is a good example of how to win through prayer. After praying to God, he fasted and sought the face of God for twenty-one days (Daniel 10:3). He did not stop praying until God answered his prayer. One of the main reasons many people fail to receive from God is they fail to be persistent in prayer. Jesus says we must pray always and not lose heart (Luke 18:1, NASB).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5156ddf8-28e5-3896-b802-27c8d0d62f0b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 06:03:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63233175/how2winthruprayer.mp3" length="15542790" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Prayer was never meant to be a religious exercise. But for many people who pray, it’s no more than that. Prayer is supposed to revolutionize your life. This episode focuses on how to win through prayer. The devil wants your prayer life to be no more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prayer was never meant to be a religious exercise. But for many people who pray, it’s no more than that. Prayer is supposed to revolutionize your life. This episode focuses on how to win through prayer. The devil wants your prayer life to be no more than a religious ritual. He wants you to think God does not answer prayer. Because if you ever arrive at that wrong conclusion, you will cease to be serious about prayer. Prayer is one of the most phenomenal weapons God has given us. Think about it; what is the main thing we do when we have loved ones who are not saved and are not open to someone talking to them about the Lord? We can’t make them listen to us. But we can pray to God and believe He can reach them and open their heart.  And parents, what do we do when we have a child a thousand miles away in college, and we can’t be there to try to keep him or her out of trouble? We can cover them in God’s divine protection through prayer. Through prayer, we can stay the hand of the enemy. Prayer has the power to move mountains in our life. The devil knows the power of prayer. That’s why he so vehemently opposes those who commit themselves to a life of prayer. Daniel the prophet is a good example of how to win through prayer. After praying to God, he fasted and sought the face of God for twenty-one days (Daniel 10:3). He did not stop praying until God answered his prayer. One of the main reasons many people fail to receive from God is they fail to be persistent in prayer. Jesus says we must pray always and not lose heart (Luke 18:1, NASB).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>972</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>119</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Allowing God to Prove Himself (Episode 117)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/allowing-god-to-prove-himself-episode-117--63136973</link><description><![CDATA[As Christians, we often make claims about God based on the declarations of His Word. We say God is our healer or our deliverer or our provider, etc. These become what we call our confessions. But how willing are you to allow God to prove Himself to be the God you say He is in your life? What the world is looking for is proof for our assertions. It’s one thing to quote the Scriptures about God’s goodness and His awesome power. But it’s another thing to produce some proof of the same. Also, a big difference exists between trusting God because you have no other choice and trusting Him even when you have other options. Many times, when we face a challenge, we have options other than trusting God. If we stand in need of financial help, for instance, we can choose to seek God’s provision. Or we can go to a lending institution or a to person and borrow money. But in this episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges believers to choose to trust God even when other options exist. This is how we allow God to prove Himself to be who we go around saying that He is to us. It’s human nature, however, for us to not want to put ourselves through the rigor of trusting God—especially when we have other options. And that’s why today we have comfortable Christianity and so few living testimonies about the goodness and the greatness of our God. A main reason for attending church to hear the Word of God and for studying the Bible in our home SHOULD BE so we can put His promises to the test. God cannot prove Himself to be the God we claim that He is if we don’t trust Him enough to allow Him to do so.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/992264ae-dba1-379d-9e66-9eb95d0d9f8d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:13:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63136973/allowgod2provehimself.mp3" length="14257986" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>As Christians, we often make claims about God based on the declarations of His Word. We say God is our healer or our deliverer or our provider, etc. These become what we call our confessions. But how willing are you to allow God to prove Himself to be...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Christians, we often make claims about God based on the declarations of His Word. We say God is our healer or our deliverer or our provider, etc. These become what we call our confessions. But how willing are you to allow God to prove Himself to be the God you say He is in your life? What the world is looking for is proof for our assertions. It’s one thing to quote the Scriptures about God’s goodness and His awesome power. But it’s another thing to produce some proof of the same. Also, a big difference exists between trusting God because you have no other choice and trusting Him even when you have other options. Many times, when we face a challenge, we have options other than trusting God. If we stand in need of financial help, for instance, we can choose to seek God’s provision. Or we can go to a lending institution or a to person and borrow money. But in this episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges believers to choose to trust God even when other options exist. This is how we allow God to prove Himself to be who we go around saying that He is to us. It’s human nature, however, for us to not want to put ourselves through the rigor of trusting God—especially when we have other options. And that’s why today we have comfortable Christianity and so few living testimonies about the goodness and the greatness of our God. A main reason for attending church to hear the Word of God and for studying the Bible in our home SHOULD BE so we can put His promises to the test. God cannot prove Himself to be the God we claim that He is if we don’t trust Him enough to allow Him to do so.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>892</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>118</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being Blessed but Unthankful (Episode 116)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-blessed-but-unthankful-episode-116--63021371</link><description><![CDATA[On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in America. But also, God has called us to give thanks at all times. One of the most popular verses quoted this time of the year is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Paul writes, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Since God commands us to give thanks, thanksgiving is important to Him. Moreover, since He has commanded us to give thanks, He has already deemed Himself worthy of thanksgiving. Sometimes, we know we are blessed. But we fail to give thanks because we are not being blessed the way we want to be blessed. Or because we have not been blessed the way someone else is being blessed. The point is that we can be blessed and be unthankful at the same time, if we are not careful. In the days of Moses, God delivered His people from slavery in Egypt, taking them to a land of their own. When they arrived at the outskirts of the Promised Land, the spies went in and checked it out. They discovered that giants were living in the land that had to be driven out. When the spies returned and reported this news to the people, they started murmuring and complaining and weeping and talking about returning to Egypt. It displeased the Lord because the people complained and were unthankful although He was blessing them. This can happen to us as well. if we are not careful. Our ability to give thanks in everything is a function of our faith in God. If the only time we can give thanks is when all things go well, that means we need to deepen our faith so we can in everything give thanks.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6f8e3935-1bf2-3ba9-9a0a-db02a09bf743</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:31:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/63021371/blessedbutunthankful.mp3" length="13570024" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in America. But also, God has called us to give thanks at all times. One of the most popular verses quoted this time of the year is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Paul writes, “In...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the fourth Thursday in November, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in America. But also, God has called us to give thanks at all times. One of the most popular verses quoted this time of the year is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Paul writes, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Since God commands us to give thanks, thanksgiving is important to Him. Moreover, since He has commanded us to give thanks, He has already deemed Himself worthy of thanksgiving. Sometimes, we know we are blessed. But we fail to give thanks because we are not being blessed the way we want to be blessed. Or because we have not been blessed the way someone else is being blessed. The point is that we can be blessed and be unthankful at the same time, if we are not careful. In the days of Moses, God delivered His people from slavery in Egypt, taking them to a land of their own. When they arrived at the outskirts of the Promised Land, the spies went in and checked it out. They discovered that giants were living in the land that had to be driven out. When the spies returned and reported this news to the people, they started murmuring and complaining and weeping and talking about returning to Egypt. It displeased the Lord because the people complained and were unthankful although He was blessing them. This can happen to us as well. if we are not careful. Our ability to give thanks in everything is a function of our faith in God. If the only time we can give thanks is when all things go well, that means we need to deepen our faith so we can in everything give thanks.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>849</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>117</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God's Involvement in Weather Disturbances (Episode 115)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-involvement-in-weather-disturbances-episode-115--62940987</link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about God’s possible involvement in weather disturbances such as hurricanes and tornadoes? These can be deadly. For instance, over 200 people died from Hurricane Helene this year. Do you wonder what God may be saying through these horrific events? In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses this subject. Generally speaking, weather disturbances are natural occurrences. They come about when air and warm water interact, and the wet air above the water rises. This leaves an area of lower air pressure above the ocean’s surface which is quickly filled by air in the surrounding areas. It’s interesting that the airline industry often refers to bad weather resulting in flight cancellations or delays as acts of God. This they do because they think that gets them off the hook for compensating angry customers for the flight delays. But, again, these dangerous weather disturbances are natural occurrences. But God CAN send storms and hurricanes and other weather disturbances as well. Such a declaration goes against the grain of some people’s beliefs. God is a loving God they say. He would never send deadly and destructive storms and hurricanes. But in Psalm 107, the psalmist speaks of a storm commanded by God. “For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea,” the psalmist writes (Psalm 107:25, NASB). Regarding those caught in the storm, “Their soul melted away in their misery” (verse 26). Moreover, “They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at their wits’ end” (verse 27). Clearly, the storm the psalmist attributes to God was life-threatening. Even though the psalmist says God sent the storm, when the men prayed to God, He calmed the storm. “They cried to the Lord in their trouble….”He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed” (verses 28-29).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/dd08c328-0f8f-3798-bb36-9f84ddcd172a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:57:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62940987/godnweatherdisturbances.mp3" length="15335915" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Have you ever thought about God’s possible involvement in weather disturbances such as hurricanes and tornadoes? These can be deadly. For instance, over 200 people died from Hurricane Helene this year. Do you wonder what God may be saying through...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about God’s possible involvement in weather disturbances such as hurricanes and tornadoes? These can be deadly. For instance, over 200 people died from Hurricane Helene this year. Do you wonder what God may be saying through these horrific events? In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses this subject. Generally speaking, weather disturbances are natural occurrences. They come about when air and warm water interact, and the wet air above the water rises. This leaves an area of lower air pressure above the ocean’s surface which is quickly filled by air in the surrounding areas. It’s interesting that the airline industry often refers to bad weather resulting in flight cancellations or delays as acts of God. This they do because they think that gets them off the hook for compensating angry customers for the flight delays. But, again, these dangerous weather disturbances are natural occurrences. But God CAN send storms and hurricanes and other weather disturbances as well. Such a declaration goes against the grain of some people’s beliefs. God is a loving God they say. He would never send deadly and destructive storms and hurricanes. But in Psalm 107, the psalmist speaks of a storm commanded by God. “For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea,” the psalmist writes (Psalm 107:25, NASB). Regarding those caught in the storm, “Their soul melted away in their misery” (verse 26). Moreover, “They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at their wits’ end” (verse 27). Clearly, the storm the psalmist attributes to God was life-threatening. Even though the psalmist says God sent the storm, when the men prayed to God, He calmed the storm. “They cried to the Lord in their trouble….”He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed” (verses 28-29).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>959</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>116</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Sanctity of Holy Communion (Episode 114)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sanctity-of-holy-communion-episode-114--62715557</link><description><![CDATA[One of the most sacred rites in the local church is known as Holy Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, etc. The reason we partake of that ordinance is because Jesus told His disciples to keep it in remembrance of Him. He said as often we do so, we proclaim His suffering and His death until he returns. During the Holy Communion, the bread and the fruit of the vine served are virtually the body and the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly, in Paul the Apostle’s first letter to the church at Corinth, he says believers should examine themselves before eating the bread and drinking of the cup. He warned the church members about the consequences of failing to examine themselves accordingly. “For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep,” he writes (1 Corinthians 11:30, KJV). The Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, was occasioned by the impending death of Christ. It was during the last moments He spent with His disciples before being apprehended to die for the sins of the world. He specifically instituted the rite for us to remember Him. Every time we partake of the Lord’s Supper, it points us to the barbaric cross of Calvary. The One who knew no sin was made sin for us. Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church underscored a lack of a healthy fear of God there. The same can be said for us today. People used to have more respect for the local church—even when they walked by the church building. But now, a man will walk in the house of God and gun a pastor down. Or he will walk in the house of God and mass murder the people of God while they pray and study the Word of God. Sad but true, many believers today regard the Holy Communion as a common or unholy thing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ad5bb1fc-6a60-3da8-b47c-03c9827d5234</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:27:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62715557/sanctityofcommunion.mp3" length="15526911" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>One of the most sacred rites in the local church is known as Holy Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, etc. The reason we partake of that ordinance is because Jesus told His disciples to keep it in remembrance of Him. He said as...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the most sacred rites in the local church is known as Holy Communion, also called the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, etc. The reason we partake of that ordinance is because Jesus told His disciples to keep it in remembrance of Him. He said as often we do so, we proclaim His suffering and His death until he returns. During the Holy Communion, the bread and the fruit of the vine served are virtually the body and the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly, in Paul the Apostle’s first letter to the church at Corinth, he says believers should examine themselves before eating the bread and drinking of the cup. He warned the church members about the consequences of failing to examine themselves accordingly. “For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep,” he writes (1 Corinthians 11:30, KJV). The Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, was occasioned by the impending death of Christ. It was during the last moments He spent with His disciples before being apprehended to die for the sins of the world. He specifically instituted the rite for us to remember Him. Every time we partake of the Lord’s Supper, it points us to the barbaric cross of Calvary. The One who knew no sin was made sin for us. Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church underscored a lack of a healthy fear of God there. The same can be said for us today. People used to have more respect for the local church—even when they walked by the church building. But now, a man will walk in the house of God and gun a pastor down. Or he will walk in the house of God and mass murder the people of God while they pray and study the Word of God. Sad but true, many believers today regard the Holy Communion as a common or unholy thing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>971</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>115</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What Loving Others Has to Do with Prayer (Episode 113)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-loving-others-has-to-do-with-prayer-episode-113--62647187</link><description><![CDATA[God has not made any of us to be totally self-reliant. We all need His help in our life. That’s why we must know how to pray effectively. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses how loving others can help us move the hand of God in our favor when we pray. In John’s first epistle, he talks about the relationship between us loving others and God answering our prayers. He says we are to love in deeds and in truth (1 John 3:18). These days, we use the word “love” too loosely. But love must be accompanied by action. Equally important, our deeds of love must be in truth. False pretenses of love, or self-serving motives behind our acts of love may impress people, but they get us nowhere with God. When we obey God to love others by deeds and in truth, “Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” (verse 22). This is a conditional promise contingent upon us genuinely loving others. Every one of us who has been born again has the power to show genuine love toward others. That’s because the Spirit of God indwells us, and God is love. But still, loving others is a choice. The Holy Spirit empowers us to love, but we can choose to disobey the Spirit.  The bottom line is that we can’t go about mistreating others and expect to be right with God when we pray.  None of us can afford to allow others to drag us down to a place where we can’t get a prayer through. Having the right relationship with God is not an option but a must. And He says, if you want to be confident to receive from Me when you pray, you must genuinely love others.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/0df32dc2-952a-307d-be1b-807e7b17cb6f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62647187/lovingothersnprayer.mp3" length="14000117" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>God has not made any of us to be totally self-reliant. We all need His help in our life. That’s why we must know how to pray effectively. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses how loving others can help us move the hand of God in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[God has not made any of us to be totally self-reliant. We all need His help in our life. That’s why we must know how to pray effectively. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses how loving others can help us move the hand of God in our favor when we pray. In John’s first epistle, he talks about the relationship between us loving others and God answering our prayers. He says we are to love in deeds and in truth (1 John 3:18). These days, we use the word “love” too loosely. But love must be accompanied by action. Equally important, our deeds of love must be in truth. False pretenses of love, or self-serving motives behind our acts of love may impress people, but they get us nowhere with God. When we obey God to love others by deeds and in truth, “Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” (verse 22). This is a conditional promise contingent upon us genuinely loving others. Every one of us who has been born again has the power to show genuine love toward others. That’s because the Spirit of God indwells us, and God is love. But still, loving others is a choice. The Holy Spirit empowers us to love, but we can choose to disobey the Spirit.  The bottom line is that we can’t go about mistreating others and expect to be right with God when we pray.  None of us can afford to allow others to drag us down to a place where we can’t get a prayer through. Having the right relationship with God is not an option but a must. And He says, if you want to be confident to receive from Me when you pray, you must genuinely love others.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>875</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>114</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Obedience Under the Grace Era (Episode 112)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/obedience-under-the-grace-era-episode-112--62525929</link><description><![CDATA[In some places, the Bible clearly states that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ. In other places, the Bible seems to suggest that we must live a particular way in order to be saved. So, how do we reconcile these biblical mandates for obedience with grace, since grace is unmerited? Why can’t Christians just live how they want to? That is the focus of this episode. An important point to remember is that even though we are saved by grace through faith in Christ; at the same time, we also become born again through faith in Christ. And when we become born again, we will live in obedience to God. In Christ, we became a new creation. The Bible says old things were passed away, and all things became new. The evidence that God has changed us is that we obey Him. In other words, we don’t have to obey to God to be saved, but we will obey Him because we are saved. According to the Bible, genuine Christians don’t live a life of practicing sin. For instance, in 1 John 3:9, John writes, “No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (NASB). If someone says he is a Christian but is living a sinful life, either he is not a Christian, or he is living a disobedient life as a Christian. The apostles’ letters are written on the premise of genuine Christian behavior. What we are talking about here is the life-changing power of the gospel. Absolutely no one but no one who truly meets the Lord Jesus Christ can remain the same and live the same after meeting the Lord. Through Him, we are translated from death to life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9f3e995a-b6d2-3acc-bb0a-8dcfc0927a90</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:33:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62525929/obedienceundergraceera.mp3" length="15140716" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In some places, the Bible clearly states that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ. In other places, the Bible seems to suggest that we must live a particular way in order to be saved. So, how do we reconcile these biblical mandates for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In some places, the Bible clearly states that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ. In other places, the Bible seems to suggest that we must live a particular way in order to be saved. So, how do we reconcile these biblical mandates for obedience with grace, since grace is unmerited? Why can’t Christians just live how they want to? That is the focus of this episode. An important point to remember is that even though we are saved by grace through faith in Christ; at the same time, we also become born again through faith in Christ. And when we become born again, we will live in obedience to God. In Christ, we became a new creation. The Bible says old things were passed away, and all things became new. The evidence that God has changed us is that we obey Him. In other words, we don’t have to obey to God to be saved, but we will obey Him because we are saved. According to the Bible, genuine Christians don’t live a life of practicing sin. For instance, in 1 John 3:9, John writes, “No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (NASB). If someone says he is a Christian but is living a sinful life, either he is not a Christian, or he is living a disobedient life as a Christian. The apostles’ letters are written on the premise of genuine Christian behavior. What we are talking about here is the life-changing power of the gospel. Absolutely no one but no one who truly meets the Lord Jesus Christ can remain the same and live the same after meeting the Lord. Through Him, we are translated from death to life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>947</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>113</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Second Coming of Christ (Episode 111)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-second-coming-of-christ-episode-111--62354389</link><description><![CDATA[There seems to be an increased amount of concern about the end of the world these days. Much of that concern is being driven by current events, such as killer hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, tension between world leaders, etc. But those concerns about the end of the world are not being taken seriously by most. That is, the troubling things that are happening around the world are not causing people to come running to the church to accept Christ. By and large, just the opposite appears to be happening. In his second letter, Apostle Peter writes to the believers about the day of the Lord. This will be a horrific day marked by the second coming of Christ. About that day Peter writes, “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10, KJV). Peter wrote the believers to stir up their remembrance of the words of the prophets and the apostles about this day. He warned them that mockers would come in the last days mocking the message of the day of the Lord’s return. God inspired Peter to address this subject to refute the naysayers and to affirm the certainty of the day of the Lord. Of course, we have no idea when the second coming of Christ will take place. Neither do we know when the day of the preceding event we refer to as the rapture of the church will occur. Jesus says no one but God knows the day or the hour. That’s why it behooves us to live each day as if the Lord will return today.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/151c1aba-7abc-3a9b-98c1-5d242b39b269</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 02:54:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62354389/secondcomingofchrist.mp3" length="15332557" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>There seems to be an increased amount of concern about the end of the world these days. Much of that concern is being driven by current events, such as killer hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, tension between world leaders, etc. But those concerns...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[There seems to be an increased amount of concern about the end of the world these days. Much of that concern is being driven by current events, such as killer hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, tension between world leaders, etc. But those concerns about the end of the world are not being taken seriously by most. That is, the troubling things that are happening around the world are not causing people to come running to the church to accept Christ. By and large, just the opposite appears to be happening. In his second letter, Apostle Peter writes to the believers about the day of the Lord. This will be a horrific day marked by the second coming of Christ. About that day Peter writes, “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10, KJV). Peter wrote the believers to stir up their remembrance of the words of the prophets and the apostles about this day. He warned them that mockers would come in the last days mocking the message of the day of the Lord’s return. God inspired Peter to address this subject to refute the naysayers and to affirm the certainty of the day of the Lord. Of course, we have no idea when the second coming of Christ will take place. Neither do we know when the day of the preceding event we refer to as the rapture of the church will occur. Jesus says no one but God knows the day or the hour. That’s why it behooves us to live each day as if the Lord will return today.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>959</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>112</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When God's Ways Make No Sense to You (Episode 110)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-god-s-ways-make-no-sense-to-you-episode-110--62265792</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, God’s ways won’t make much sense to you. At times, His instructions or guidance to us will defy human logic. It’s like you’re adding 1 and 1 and you’re getting 3. A perfect example is recorded in the book of Genesis. After God had miraculously opened Sarah's womb to bless Abraham with a son at the age of 100, God tested Abraham. He told Abraham to offer young Isaac for a burnt offering. This made no sense to Abraham. Isaac was Abraham’s miracle baby. He was God’s answer to Abraham’s complaint that he did not have a son to be his heir. How could Isaac become Abraham’s heir and be a burnt offering at the same time? Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed the Lord. He had to believe that God knew what He was doing because Abraham surely didn’t know what God was up to. The same can be true about us. Sometimes, you may find yourself in a place in life where you can’t find any biblical reason why you are where you are in life. Remember that God’s ways are higher than ours. We don’t intuitively understand His ways. That’s one reason we must study His Word. It is our only source for understanding God’s ways. When what God is doing in your life makes no sense to you, your only way forward is to place your faith in Him. That’s what faith is all about—trusting God even when what’s happening in your life makes absolutely no sense to you. You have to believe that God knows how to make all things work together for your good—even when there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what’s happening in your life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/31ecdc9b-5b98-319d-b2d1-78c2777a555d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:56:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62265792/whengodmakesnosense.mp3" length="13175891" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sometimes, God’s ways won’t make much sense to you. At times, His instructions or guidance to us will defy human logic. It’s like you’re adding 1 and 1 and you’re getting 3. A perfect example is recorded in the book of Genesis. After God had...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes, God’s ways won’t make much sense to you. At times, His instructions or guidance to us will defy human logic. It’s like you’re adding 1 and 1 and you’re getting 3. A perfect example is recorded in the book of Genesis. After God had miraculously opened Sarah's womb to bless Abraham with a son at the age of 100, God tested Abraham. He told Abraham to offer young Isaac for a burnt offering. This made no sense to Abraham. Isaac was Abraham’s miracle baby. He was God’s answer to Abraham’s complaint that he did not have a son to be his heir. How could Isaac become Abraham’s heir and be a burnt offering at the same time? Nevertheless, Abraham obeyed the Lord. He had to believe that God knew what He was doing because Abraham surely didn’t know what God was up to. The same can be true about us. Sometimes, you may find yourself in a place in life where you can’t find any biblical reason why you are where you are in life. Remember that God’s ways are higher than ours. We don’t intuitively understand His ways. That’s one reason we must study His Word. It is our only source for understanding God’s ways. When what God is doing in your life makes no sense to you, your only way forward is to place your faith in Him. That’s what faith is all about—trusting God even when what’s happening in your life makes absolutely no sense to you. You have to believe that God knows how to make all things work together for your good—even when there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what’s happening in your life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>824</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>111</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Uses Imperfect People in Mighty Ways (Episode 109)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-uses-imperfect-people-in-mighty-ways-episode-109--62205198</link><description><![CDATA[If you are a Christian, your prayers, when coupled with faith, are extremely powerful. You may not feel that way when you pray. You may feel less than perfect because you are. You may feel you don’t have it all together—because you don’t. In this episode, Frank King encourages Christians to believe more deeply in God’s ability to use imperfect people in extraordinary ways. Specifically, this episode focuses on the power of the prayer of faith to accomplish healing in the Christian church. In his epistle, James writes: “The prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James 5:15-16, NASB). Based upon these verses, it was never God’s will to use only the apostles to minister healing to others—even during the apostolic age. God can and wants to use ordinary fellow Christians to pray for one another to minister healing.  This is not a put down of medical doctors. God uses them to minister healing as well. But the biblical prescription for healing in the church is prayer coupled with faith. To encourage us to believe that God can use imperfect people in extraordinary ways, James cites an experience of Elijah the prophet. “He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months” (verse 17). Elijah was not perfect. He was a fallible human being just like the rest of us. But through the prayer of faith, he shut up the windows of heaven for 3-1/2 years.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/03e5f726-3ab9-36ee-8baf-143bb0906c92</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 03:42:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62205198/godusesimperfectpeople.mp3" length="14651715" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>If you are a Christian, your prayers, when coupled with faith, are extremely powerful. You may not feel that way when you pray. You may feel less than perfect because you are. You may feel you don’t have it all together—because you don’t. In this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you are a Christian, your prayers, when coupled with faith, are extremely powerful. You may not feel that way when you pray. You may feel less than perfect because you are. You may feel you don’t have it all together—because you don’t. In this episode, Frank King encourages Christians to believe more deeply in God’s ability to use imperfect people in extraordinary ways. Specifically, this episode focuses on the power of the prayer of faith to accomplish healing in the Christian church. In his epistle, James writes: “The prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James 5:15-16, NASB). Based upon these verses, it was never God’s will to use only the apostles to minister healing to others—even during the apostolic age. God can and wants to use ordinary fellow Christians to pray for one another to minister healing.  This is not a put down of medical doctors. God uses them to minister healing as well. But the biblical prescription for healing in the church is prayer coupled with faith. To encourage us to believe that God can use imperfect people in extraordinary ways, James cites an experience of Elijah the prophet. “He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months” (verse 17). Elijah was not perfect. He was a fallible human being just like the rest of us. But through the prayer of faith, he shut up the windows of heaven for 3-1/2 years.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>916</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>110</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Truth Makes You Free (Episode 108)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-truth-makes-you-free-episode-108--62073085</link><description><![CDATA[Sad but true, today it is becoming increasingly harder for us to know the truth. Our politicians are more interested in getting elected than they are in being truthful. With artificial intelligence, we don’t know if what we are looking at or listening to is genuine or not. This episode addresses the importance of truth and its liberating power. Jesus says, “If you continue in My word…you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32, NASB). The fact is that you can live in a free country and still be a servant or slave of some kind. For instance, you can be free physically but bound spiritually. Many people today are slaves to something or someone that they don’t have the power to break free from. And sometimes, this kind of bondage can be more difficult or even more cruel than physical bondage. We live in a world where there are many voices among us. All are anxious to give us their version of the truth. We have bloggers and podcasters and radio personalities and cable news, to name a few. All of these add their own political or cultural spin to the message they promote. But the Word of God trumps all of that. It is our only reliable source for the truth. But in his writings, Paul the apostle warns, “The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:3, NASB). That time is now upon us. For in the church today, our appetite for sound doctrine –which is rooted in the truth--has been weighed and found wanting.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/510dae8b-928e-3a1a-9ba4-5cf0761823e2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 05:06:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62073085/truthmakesufree.mp3" length="14370412" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sad but true, today it is becoming increasingly harder for us to know the truth. Our politicians are more interested in getting elected than they are in being truthful. With artificial intelligence, we don’t know if what we are looking at or listening...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sad but true, today it is becoming increasingly harder for us to know the truth. Our politicians are more interested in getting elected than they are in being truthful. With artificial intelligence, we don’t know if what we are looking at or listening to is genuine or not. This episode addresses the importance of truth and its liberating power. Jesus says, “If you continue in My word…you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free” (John 8:32, NASB). The fact is that you can live in a free country and still be a servant or slave of some kind. For instance, you can be free physically but bound spiritually. Many people today are slaves to something or someone that they don’t have the power to break free from. And sometimes, this kind of bondage can be more difficult or even more cruel than physical bondage. We live in a world where there are many voices among us. All are anxious to give us their version of the truth. We have bloggers and podcasters and radio personalities and cable news, to name a few. All of these add their own political or cultural spin to the message they promote. But the Word of God trumps all of that. It is our only reliable source for the truth. But in his writings, Paul the apostle warns, “The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:3, NASB). That time is now upon us. For in the church today, our appetite for sound doctrine –which is rooted in the truth--has been weighed and found wanting.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>899</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>109</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rest for the Weary (Episode 107)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rest-for-the-weary-episode-107--61872752</link><description><![CDATA[Many people today feel overwhelmed by the heavy load of life. Some are exhausted from the constant struggle to keep their head above water. Many of them feel as though they are always a day late and a dollar short. Then there are those who live their life aimlessly. Every day, they find themselves going nowhere fast. So many people today find themselves in toxic relationships that take so much from them and give so little. The list goes on and on. It’s interesting that during Jesus’ public ministry, He addressed the subject of rest for the weary. That means it concerns Him. Needless to say, it’s not the Lord’s will for us to be overburdened by the load of life. But that’s where many people find themselves today. When Jesus extended His invitation to the weary, the religious leaders of His day were the Pharisees and the Sadducees. They had imposed countless and burdensome rules and regulations upon the Law of Moses that the people had to follow. The people were weary from following all these dos and don’ts and never being able to measure up. But Jesus came to proclaim the good news. He said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NASB). In this episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on Jesus’ invitation to rest for the weary. He says the rest available through Christ is more than physical rest. It is rest for our soul. If you are weary today, if you feel overwhelmed by the load of life, why not accept Jesus’ invitation to experience rest for your soul?]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5901f966-f0d3-329a-9d84-ac5ad1d5c222</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:46:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61872752/rest4weary.mp3" length="13958716" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Many people today feel overwhelmed by the heavy load of life. Some are exhausted from the constant struggle to keep their head above water. Many of them feel as though they are always a day late and a dollar short. Then there are those who live their...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people today feel overwhelmed by the heavy load of life. Some are exhausted from the constant struggle to keep their head above water. Many of them feel as though they are always a day late and a dollar short. Then there are those who live their life aimlessly. Every day, they find themselves going nowhere fast. So many people today find themselves in toxic relationships that take so much from them and give so little. The list goes on and on. It’s interesting that during Jesus’ public ministry, He addressed the subject of rest for the weary. That means it concerns Him. Needless to say, it’s not the Lord’s will for us to be overburdened by the load of life. But that’s where many people find themselves today. When Jesus extended His invitation to the weary, the religious leaders of His day were the Pharisees and the Sadducees. They had imposed countless and burdensome rules and regulations upon the Law of Moses that the people had to follow. The people were weary from following all these dos and don’ts and never being able to measure up. But Jesus came to proclaim the good news. He said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NASB). In this episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on Jesus’ invitation to rest for the weary. He says the rest available through Christ is more than physical rest. It is rest for our soul. If you are weary today, if you feel overwhelmed by the load of life, why not accept Jesus’ invitation to experience rest for your soul?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>873</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>108</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Holy Spirit Speaking to Us (Episode 106)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-holy-spirit-speaking-to-us-episode-106--61306114</link><description><![CDATA[Every one of us who is a Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside us. How do we know that? Because, according to Romans 8:9, “If any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” But the Holy Spirit was never meant to be dormant in our life as is the case with some believers; but alive, empowering our life. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit does not impose Himself upon us. But we must allow Him to be a relevant part of our life. This podcast episode focuses on the Holy Spirit speaking to us. Jesus taught His disciples that the Holy Spirit would do that very thing. “But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say,” Jesus said to them (Matthew 10:19, NASB). “For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you” (verse 20). But how many believers today really believe that? Evangelist Frank King argues that the idea of the Holy Spirit speaking to us is not far-fetched. Because when you pray to God and you seek an answer from Him, you are in effect expecting Him to communicate back to you. And He often does that through the Holy Spirit. The question is, how much of that kind of interaction with the Holy Spirit are we experiencing in our life. In this episode, Frank gives some practical guidance on how you can more effectively experience the Holy Spirit speaking to you.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/1a333bd6-7910-3213-9d50-0cb83d55df2f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 02:17:20 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61306114/holyspiritspeaking2us.mp3" length="13842536" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Every one of us who is a Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside us. How do we know that? Because, according to Romans 8:9, “If any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” But the Holy Spirit was never meant to be dormant in our life...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every one of us who is a Christian has the Holy Spirit living inside us. How do we know that? Because, according to Romans 8:9, “If any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” But the Holy Spirit was never meant to be dormant in our life as is the case with some believers; but alive, empowering our life. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit does not impose Himself upon us. But we must allow Him to be a relevant part of our life. This podcast episode focuses on the Holy Spirit speaking to us. Jesus taught His disciples that the Holy Spirit would do that very thing. “But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say,” Jesus said to them (Matthew 10:19, NASB). “For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you” (verse 20). But how many believers today really believe that? Evangelist Frank King argues that the idea of the Holy Spirit speaking to us is not far-fetched. Because when you pray to God and you seek an answer from Him, you are in effect expecting Him to communicate back to you. And He often does that through the Holy Spirit. The question is, how much of that kind of interaction with the Holy Spirit are we experiencing in our life. In this episode, Frank gives some practical guidance on how you can more effectively experience the Holy Spirit speaking to you.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>866</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>107</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Let's Talk About Faithful Stewardship</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-talk-about-faithful-stewardship--61152246</link><description><![CDATA[Every true believer in Christ is a steward because God has committed resources into his care to advance the Kingdom. “It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV). The overall effectiveness of the Christian church at large is a function of the extent to which each believer exercises faithful stewardship with what God has placed into his or her care. The main means by which God accomplishes His will on earth is through His people. Accordingly, He gives us the resources we need to fulfill His purpose. God giving us what we need to be successful is one thing. But exercising faithful stewardship through those resources is another thing. A vital goal of every local church should be to equip and to challenge her members to be good stewards of the resources God has blessed them with.  Some church members may regard that exhortation as meddling or getting into their business. But it’s the role of the church to equip and to challenge her members. Moreover, there is a limit to how much Christians can grow through church attendance and reading their Bible and prayer.  To maximize their spiritual development, they must involve themselves in serving the Lord. We serve God through serving His people.  He gives us resources to utilize for the sake of pouring into the lives of others.  It is only when we faithfully do that that we are exercising faithful stewardship.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/46f12a8c-f551-31fc-b06f-32aa5b3426c6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:11:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61152246/faithfulstewardship.mp3" length="15771842" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Every true believer in Christ is a steward because God has committed resources into his care to advance the Kingdom. “It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV). The overall effectiveness of the Christian church...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every true believer in Christ is a steward because God has committed resources into his care to advance the Kingdom. “It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2, KJV). The overall effectiveness of the Christian church at large is a function of the extent to which each believer exercises faithful stewardship with what God has placed into his or her care. The main means by which God accomplishes His will on earth is through His people. Accordingly, He gives us the resources we need to fulfill His purpose. God giving us what we need to be successful is one thing. But exercising faithful stewardship through those resources is another thing. A vital goal of every local church should be to equip and to challenge her members to be good stewards of the resources God has blessed them with.  Some church members may regard that exhortation as meddling or getting into their business. But it’s the role of the church to equip and to challenge her members. Moreover, there is a limit to how much Christians can grow through church attendance and reading their Bible and prayer.  To maximize their spiritual development, they must involve themselves in serving the Lord. We serve God through serving His people.  He gives us resources to utilize for the sake of pouring into the lives of others.  It is only when we faithfully do that that we are exercising faithful stewardship.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>986</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>106</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Can Use Your Bad for Your Good (Episode 104)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-can-use-your-bad-for-your-good-episode-104--61086963</link><description><![CDATA[This episode zeros in on God’s ability to use the bad times in your life for your good. That’s why you must walk by faith and not by sight. Just because you are going through a tough time does not mean God is not doing something good in your life. We may be able to clearly see our current circumstances. But until they begin to unfold, we have no idea what God is doing about them. But we trust Him to be faithful, so we walk by faith. Young Joseph’s experience is a perfect example of God’s ability to use your bad for your good. His being sold by his brothers was a bad experience. Being sold as a slave in Egypt was a bad experience as well. Being lied on by his master’s wife and put in prison was a bad experience. In the natural, nothing suggested that God was doing anything good on Joseph’s behalf. But the truth is that God was up to something phenomenal in Joseph’s life. He was with Joseph even during those bad times. Ultimately, God exalted him to be the second most powerful man in all of Egypt. Joseph told his brothers 22 years after they sold him, “Do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, NASB). God didn’t create the evil that occurred in Joseph’s life. But He allowed it, and He used it for Joseph’s good. In a similar way, God can use your bad for your good.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/295fa088-b757-38f4-9f58-bcfbdff3269e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:44:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61086963/yourbad4yourgood.mp3" length="14214941" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode zeros in on God’s ability to use the bad times in your life for your good. That’s why you must walk by faith and not by sight. Just because you are going through a tough time does not mean God is not doing something good in your life. We...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode zeros in on God’s ability to use the bad times in your life for your good. That’s why you must walk by faith and not by sight. Just because you are going through a tough time does not mean God is not doing something good in your life. We may be able to clearly see our current circumstances. But until they begin to unfold, we have no idea what God is doing about them. But we trust Him to be faithful, so we walk by faith. Young Joseph’s experience is a perfect example of God’s ability to use your bad for your good. His being sold by his brothers was a bad experience. Being sold as a slave in Egypt was a bad experience as well. Being lied on by his master’s wife and put in prison was a bad experience. In the natural, nothing suggested that God was doing anything good on Joseph’s behalf. But the truth is that God was up to something phenomenal in Joseph’s life. He was with Joseph even during those bad times. Ultimately, God exalted him to be the second most powerful man in all of Egypt. Joseph told his brothers 22 years after they sold him, “Do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, NASB). God didn’t create the evil that occurred in Joseph’s life. But He allowed it, and He used it for Joseph’s good. In a similar way, God can use your bad for your good.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>889</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>105</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Importance of an Environment of Faith (Episode 103)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-an-environment-of-faith-episode-103--61039196</link><description><![CDATA[When we gather in the house of God and sing songs and pray and hear the Word of God, one of the main objectives is to create an environment of faith in the atmosphere. When faith is in the room, all things are possible. By contrast, unbelief limits—severely limits--what God can do in our life. In one instance, Jesus came to His own country and could do very little works there because of the people’s unbelief. Stressing the importance of an environment of faith may seem to be an insignificant point to some. That's because the Bible is sufficiently clear about the need for us to have faith in God. Yet, Jesus at times had to rebuke His disciples for their lack of faith. They were with Jesus, they saw His mighty works, and yet they struggled in the area of faith at times. It should be no mystery that the same can be true for Christians today. Church attendance is a good thing. Regularly reading the Bible is good. But these must be mixed with faith. Faith is the key to experiencing God’s presence and power. Jesus says all things are possible to Him that believes. No one who came to Him with a need and in faith failed to receive what he or she came for.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/db03e953-2c77-3a13-a26a-6f402c7f4be4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:31:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61039196/environmentoffaith.mp3" length="13548304" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When we gather in the house of God and sing songs and pray and hear the Word of God, one of the main objectives is to create an environment of faith in the atmosphere. When faith is in the room, all things are possible. By contrast, unbelief...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we gather in the house of God and sing songs and pray and hear the Word of God, one of the main objectives is to create an environment of faith in the atmosphere. When faith is in the room, all things are possible. By contrast, unbelief limits—severely limits--what God can do in our life. In one instance, Jesus came to His own country and could do very little works there because of the people’s unbelief. Stressing the importance of an environment of faith may seem to be an insignificant point to some. That's because the Bible is sufficiently clear about the need for us to have faith in God. Yet, Jesus at times had to rebuke His disciples for their lack of faith. They were with Jesus, they saw His mighty works, and yet they struggled in the area of faith at times. It should be no mystery that the same can be true for Christians today. Church attendance is a good thing. Regularly reading the Bible is good. But these must be mixed with faith. Faith is the key to experiencing God’s presence and power. Jesus says all things are possible to Him that believes. No one who came to Him with a need and in faith failed to receive what he or she came for.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>847</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>104</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Blessing of Humility (Episode 102)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blessing-of-humility-episode-102--60930390</link><description><![CDATA[Embracing a lifestyle of humility goes against the grain of our society. In the world, the humble guy is the one who finishes last. He is the one who gets stepped on. To get ahead in this world, the thinking is that you have to be abrasive; toot your own horn, or step on other people. This episode underscores the blessing of humility. One day, the disciples asked Jesus, who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. To their surprise, Jesus called a little child and set him amidst them. “Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven,” Jesus said (Matthew 18:3, KJV). That incident speaks volumes about God’s view toward humility. Humility involves a lifestyle of submission to the will of God. Such a lifestyle can usher in the favor and blessings of the Lord like nothing else will or can. A Christian’s failure or refusal to walk humbly will cause him to miss out on God’s best for him. “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6, NASB). Grace refers to God’s unmerited blessings and favor. We are saved by grace, but we need the grace of God in every aspect of our life. That’s why it behooves us to walk humbly before the Lord. It is the only means by which we can receive more grace. Duration 17:58    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/0a69f5f8-032c-3a03-9292-502917e23404</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:19:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60930390/blessingofhumility.mp3" length="17253077" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Embracing a lifestyle of humility goes against the grain of our society. In the world, the humble guy is the one who finishes last. He is the one who gets stepped on. To get ahead in this world, the thinking is that you have to be abrasive; toot your...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Embracing a lifestyle of humility goes against the grain of our society. In the world, the humble guy is the one who finishes last. He is the one who gets stepped on. To get ahead in this world, the thinking is that you have to be abrasive; toot your own horn, or step on other people. This episode underscores the blessing of humility. One day, the disciples asked Jesus, who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. To their surprise, Jesus called a little child and set him amidst them. “Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven,” Jesus said (Matthew 18:3, KJV). That incident speaks volumes about God’s view toward humility. Humility involves a lifestyle of submission to the will of God. Such a lifestyle can usher in the favor and blessings of the Lord like nothing else will or can. A Christian’s failure or refusal to walk humbly will cause him to miss out on God’s best for him. “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6, NASB). Grace refers to God’s unmerited blessings and favor. We are saved by grace, but we need the grace of God in every aspect of our life. That’s why it behooves us to walk humbly before the Lord. It is the only means by which we can receive more grace. Duration 17:58    ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1079</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>103</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Important Truths about Prayer (Episode 101)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-important-truths-about-prayer-episode-101--60842545</link><description><![CDATA[Like many other major teachings in the Bible, there are misconceptions about prayer, and there are erroneous teachings about the same.  But prayer is like anything else in the Bible. It only works properly when we practice it in accordance with the written word. This episode addresses four important truths about prayer. Sad but true, some Christians lack a relevant commitment to prayer. Perhaps one reason is because they feel that prayer is not working for them. And perhaps they feel that way because of their misconceptions about prayer. It does not matter how good a product on the market is and how rave its reviews are, if you use it incorrectly, it can’t serve you well. The same is true about prayer. The truths about prayer addressed in this episode aim to help Christians form a more biblical perspective on prayer. Prayer is not an option for Christians. Every Christian needs to be committed to a life of prayer. You won’t be victorious; you can’t experience God like He wants you to, if you don’t commit to a life of being prayerful. That’s why this subject is relevant to every Christian. Jesus is our perfect example. During His public ministry, He modeled the importance of prayer. At times He prayed all night long. Duration 15:45]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c9dcc97c-f01c-33d9-9c99-0d1623841c23</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 05:24:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60842545/4truthsaboutprayer.mp3" length="15127764" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Like many other major teachings in the Bible, there are misconceptions about prayer, and there are erroneous teachings about the same.  But prayer is like anything else in the Bible. It only works properly when we practice it in accordance with the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like many other major teachings in the Bible, there are misconceptions about prayer, and there are erroneous teachings about the same.  But prayer is like anything else in the Bible. It only works properly when we practice it in accordance with the written word. This episode addresses four important truths about prayer. Sad but true, some Christians lack a relevant commitment to prayer. Perhaps one reason is because they feel that prayer is not working for them. And perhaps they feel that way because of their misconceptions about prayer. It does not matter how good a product on the market is and how rave its reviews are, if you use it incorrectly, it can’t serve you well. The same is true about prayer. The truths about prayer addressed in this episode aim to help Christians form a more biblical perspective on prayer. Prayer is not an option for Christians. Every Christian needs to be committed to a life of prayer. You won’t be victorious; you can’t experience God like He wants you to, if you don’t commit to a life of being prayerful. That’s why this subject is relevant to every Christian. Jesus is our perfect example. During His public ministry, He modeled the importance of prayer. At times He prayed all night long. Duration 15:45]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>946</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>102</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Losing Your Life to Save It (Episode 100)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/losing-your-life-to-save-it-episode-100--60760681</link><description><![CDATA[Every one of us is going to spend eternity somewhere. Contrary to what many believe, it’s not true that we will just live, die, and return to the dust, end of story. According to the Scriptures, every one of us has an eternal fate. And Jesus says to be saved, you must be willing to lose your life for His sake. Whatever our concept of life is, we don’t want anybody interfering with our pursuit of our concept of life.  We want the opportunity to do life the way we want to do life. But if a person wants to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, he no longer has the option to do life the way he wants to do life. The crossroad at which many people stand today is that they want to live for themselves, and Christ wants them to live for Him, and they can’t effectively do both at the same time. Absolutely no compatibility exists between these two lifestyles. The god of this world, namely the devil, is busy at work. His agenda is diametrically opposed to that of Jesus Christ. The devil wants you to save your life so that you will lose it. But Jesus wants you to lose your life for His sake so you can have the life that comes solely through faith in Him. Duration 16:10]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c120b689-123a-37cf-aab3-43934ad1f208</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:28:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60760681/losingyourlife2saveit.mp3" length="15528998" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Every one of us is going to spend eternity somewhere. Contrary to what many believe, it’s not true that we will just live, die, and return to the dust, end of story. According to the Scriptures, every one of us has an eternal fate. And Jesus says to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every one of us is going to spend eternity somewhere. Contrary to what many believe, it’s not true that we will just live, die, and return to the dust, end of story. According to the Scriptures, every one of us has an eternal fate. And Jesus says to be saved, you must be willing to lose your life for His sake. Whatever our concept of life is, we don’t want anybody interfering with our pursuit of our concept of life.  We want the opportunity to do life the way we want to do life. But if a person wants to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, he no longer has the option to do life the way he wants to do life. The crossroad at which many people stand today is that they want to live for themselves, and Christ wants them to live for Him, and they can’t effectively do both at the same time. Absolutely no compatibility exists between these two lifestyles. The god of this world, namely the devil, is busy at work. His agenda is diametrically opposed to that of Jesus Christ. The devil wants you to save your life so that you will lose it. But Jesus wants you to lose your life for His sake so you can have the life that comes solely through faith in Him. Duration 16:10]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>971</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>101</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Your Blessing and God's Timing (Episode 99)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-blessing-and-god-s-timing-episode-99--60701990</link><description><![CDATA[This episode addresses the importance of waiting on the Lord. We know that waiting is not a popular subject these days. We live in a fast-paced, digital age; and we don’t like waiting. But when it comes to our dealings with God, we have to flow with His timing. Our failure to do so can cause us to miss out on receiving from God. It is possible to have faith in God and to be properly aligned with His will and still not receive from God. Additionally, you must be willing to cooperate with God’s timing. As it is written, “Ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:36, KJV). That means we must be careful and not get ahead of God. And we must not our hope just because God seems to be a no show in what He promised. The question is, in the end, what do you want your outcome to be? Do you want the product of doing things your way or the product of cooperating with God’s timing? It behooves us to choose the latter. It’s never a good thing to get ahead of God. Duration 15:05]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3934bbbb-fe18-3562-aedd-588ff5994f89</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:14:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60701990/yourblessing_godstiming.mp3" length="14480760" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode addresses the importance of waiting on the Lord. We know that waiting is not a popular subject these days. We live in a fast-paced, digital age; and we don’t like waiting. But when it comes to our dealings with God, we have to flow with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode addresses the importance of waiting on the Lord. We know that waiting is not a popular subject these days. We live in a fast-paced, digital age; and we don’t like waiting. But when it comes to our dealings with God, we have to flow with His timing. Our failure to do so can cause us to miss out on receiving from God. It is possible to have faith in God and to be properly aligned with His will and still not receive from God. Additionally, you must be willing to cooperate with God’s timing. As it is written, “Ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:36, KJV). That means we must be careful and not get ahead of God. And we must not our hope just because God seems to be a no show in what He promised. The question is, in the end, what do you want your outcome to be? Do you want the product of doing things your way or the product of cooperating with God’s timing? It behooves us to choose the latter. It’s never a good thing to get ahead of God. Duration 15:05]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>906</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>100</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fathers Who Walk with God (Episode 98)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fathers-who-walk-with-god-episode-98--60639726</link><description><![CDATA[Fathers should be men who walk with God because God has called them to be the spiritual leader in their home. Although the father is not always the spiritual leader in the home these days, that does not change the fact that God has called fathers to be such. Accordingly, Paul the apostle writes, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4, NASB). Each year in America, we celebrate Father’s Day. It is a special day because it is an occasion for us to give attention to the power of fatherhood. A father’s willingness or his unwillingness to walk with God affects the rest of the household. If the spiritual leader in the home is a no-show, it will negatively impact the family as a whole. Today, we live in a world that’s spiritually out of control. It’s not because our leaders in Washington and at the state level and law enforcement at the local levels are not trying to get their arms around the problem. But a major problem is that these authorities can’t compensate for what’s not happening on the home front that should be happening at home. According to the Scriptures, fathers have a major role to play in this matter. Duration: 15:14]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c282c1bc-335a-36ae-8823-3c91d088a63e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:48:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60639726/fatherswithgod.mp3" length="14637071" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fathers should be men who walk with God because God has called them to be the spiritual leader in their home. Although the father is not always the spiritual leader in the home these days, that does not change the fact that God has called fathers to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fathers should be men who walk with God because God has called them to be the spiritual leader in their home. Although the father is not always the spiritual leader in the home these days, that does not change the fact that God has called fathers to be such. Accordingly, Paul the apostle writes, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4, NASB). Each year in America, we celebrate Father’s Day. It is a special day because it is an occasion for us to give attention to the power of fatherhood. A father’s willingness or his unwillingness to walk with God affects the rest of the household. If the spiritual leader in the home is a no-show, it will negatively impact the family as a whole. Today, we live in a world that’s spiritually out of control. It’s not because our leaders in Washington and at the state level and law enforcement at the local levels are not trying to get their arms around the problem. But a major problem is that these authorities can’t compensate for what’s not happening on the home front that should be happening at home. According to the Scriptures, fathers have a major role to play in this matter. Duration: 15:14]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>915</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>99</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Having a Fuller Commitment to Christ (Episode 97)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/having-a-fuller-commitment-to-christ-episode-97--60497907</link><description><![CDATA[What is your commitment to living for Christ? In a way, spiritual fitness is like physical fitness. For both, the only way to arrive is through a full commitment to the cause. People tend to be subjective when it comes to defining their commitment to fitness—be it physical or spiritual. But for spiritual fitness, the Bible is our standard. The purpose of this episode is to motivate believers to a fuller commitment to Christ going forward. We must be careful not to become so caught up in the pursuit of things and the busyness of life that we lose our passion for the Lord, or even worse, lose our way. Being or remaining fully committed to the Lord does not happen by accident. It happens only by intent. In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul the apostle warns, ‘Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals”’ (NASB). Accordingly, some believers won’t embrace a fuller commitment to Christ because they spend too much time with people who are not fully committed to the Lord.  Evangelist King says, as Christians critique their spiritual status, perhaps some of them need to critique the company they keep. Duration 15:28]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3e6ceb18-2636-3809-95dc-8c62f2d6b83c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:39:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60497907/havingafullercommitment2christ.mp3" length="14857765" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What is your commitment to living for Christ? In a way, spiritual fitness is like physical fitness. For both, the only way to arrive is through a full commitment to the cause. People tend to be subjective when it comes to defining their commitment to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is your commitment to living for Christ? In a way, spiritual fitness is like physical fitness. For both, the only way to arrive is through a full commitment to the cause. People tend to be subjective when it comes to defining their commitment to fitness—be it physical or spiritual. But for spiritual fitness, the Bible is our standard. The purpose of this episode is to motivate believers to a fuller commitment to Christ going forward. We must be careful not to become so caught up in the pursuit of things and the busyness of life that we lose our passion for the Lord, or even worse, lose our way. Being or remaining fully committed to the Lord does not happen by accident. It happens only by intent. In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul the apostle warns, ‘Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals”’ (NASB). Accordingly, some believers won’t embrace a fuller commitment to Christ because they spend too much time with people who are not fully committed to the Lord.  Evangelist King says, as Christians critique their spiritual status, perhaps some of them need to critique the company they keep. Duration 15:28]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>929</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>98</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Strategies for Getting Through a Test (Episode 96)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-strategies-for-getting-through-a-test-episode-96--60408015</link><description><![CDATA[It’s safe to say that nobody wants to go through difficult times in their life. But the truth is that everybody will have trying times in this life. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Christians will not be tested in this life. “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12, KJV). This podcast episode provides four biblical strategies for getting through a test. As long as there exists a devil who has made us his enemy, tests in our life are a given. As long as God uses difficult times to help us grow, tests in our life are a given. But God has given us strategies to ease the burden of those tests. The more diligently we utilize these strategies, the better they will serve us. Most Christians want to grow, but they want to grow painlessly. However, tests and difficult times are part of spiritual growth. Moreover, every road to success is paved with some challenges and setbacks. You have to know how to cross those hurdles if you want to succeed. Hence, the value of these strategies for getting through a test. Duration 12:00]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f49eb2ef-6f97-3638-86d8-997fbafc0765</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:34:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60408015/4strategies4tests.mp3" length="11525379" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>It’s safe to say that nobody wants to go through difficult times in their life. But the truth is that everybody will have trying times in this life. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Christians will not be tested in this life. “All that will live...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s safe to say that nobody wants to go through difficult times in their life. But the truth is that everybody will have trying times in this life. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Christians will not be tested in this life. “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12, KJV). This podcast episode provides four biblical strategies for getting through a test. As long as there exists a devil who has made us his enemy, tests in our life are a given. As long as God uses difficult times to help us grow, tests in our life are a given. But God has given us strategies to ease the burden of those tests. The more diligently we utilize these strategies, the better they will serve us. Most Christians want to grow, but they want to grow painlessly. However, tests and difficult times are part of spiritual growth. Moreover, every road to success is paved with some challenges and setbacks. You have to know how to cross those hurdles if you want to succeed. Hence, the value of these strategies for getting through a test. Duration 12:00]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>721</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>97</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Putting Your Faith in Action 2 (Episode 95)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/putting-your-faith-in-action-2-episode-95--60335507</link><description><![CDATA[In a typical morning worship gathering, if you were to ask for a show of hands of those who have faith in God, most people present, if not everyone, would raise his or her hands. What’s complicated about that inquiry is the fact that different people have differing ideas about what faith is. This episode focuses on biblical faith; that is, faith accompanied by works. A serious problem with failing to live by faith in God is that sometimes, faith in God is the only answer to your problem. With God, nothing is hopeless. But all things are possible to him who believes. There will come times in every one of our lives when we need to put our faith in action. The question is, how will we respond? It’s vitally important to remember that Christianity is not simply a religion, but it is a way of life. That way of life is rooted in faith. There is a limit to how much you can grow simply by learning the Scriptures. Further growth can come only through putting your faith in action and experiencing God. Duration 11:54]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c6d6f364-2539-3cd1-8bb7-f290a80b0ae1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:23:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60335507/puttingfaithnaction2.mp3" length="11428819" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In a typical morning worship gathering, if you were to ask for a show of hands of those who have faith in God, most people present, if not everyone, would raise his or her hands. What’s complicated about that inquiry is the fact that different people...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a typical morning worship gathering, if you were to ask for a show of hands of those who have faith in God, most people present, if not everyone, would raise his or her hands. What’s complicated about that inquiry is the fact that different people have differing ideas about what faith is. This episode focuses on biblical faith; that is, faith accompanied by works. A serious problem with failing to live by faith in God is that sometimes, faith in God is the only answer to your problem. With God, nothing is hopeless. But all things are possible to him who believes. There will come times in every one of our lives when we need to put our faith in action. The question is, how will we respond? It’s vitally important to remember that Christianity is not simply a religion, but it is a way of life. That way of life is rooted in faith. There is a limit to how much you can grow simply by learning the Scriptures. Further growth can come only through putting your faith in action and experiencing God. Duration 11:54]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>715</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>96</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Costs of Following Christ (Episode 94)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-costs-of-following-christ-episode-94--60257358</link><description><![CDATA[These days, we seldom talk about being a disciple. We talk about being a Christian. Also, about being a church member. But being a disciple, not so much. In this episode, Frank King addresses the costs of following Christ. Generally speaking, a disciple is one who believes in and follows the teachings of another. So, when we talk about the costs of following Christ, we are talking about the costs of discipleship. One of the main goals of church membership should be Christian discipleship. Sometimes, however, it seems as though church leaders are more interested in head count than they are in discipleship. If the truth be told, many believers today regard Jesus’ demands for discipleship, as recorded in the Scriptures, as radical. His teachings are deemed out of touch with today’s world, where tolerance is the order of the day. Perhaps that’s why we don’t talk about this nearly enough in our pulpits. This kind of message is not popular. It certainly won’t motivate people to come running to fill the pews in your local church. But this is the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that’s what we are to proclaim to all generations. Duration 17:24]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/597dd86f-ae74-3287-8d2a-5fcbae3cef0f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 22:10:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60257358/costsoffollowingchrist.mp3" length="16707227" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>These days, we seldom talk about being a disciple. We talk about being a Christian. Also, about being a church member. But being a disciple, not so much. In this episode, Frank King addresses the costs of following Christ. Generally speaking, a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[These days, we seldom talk about being a disciple. We talk about being a Christian. Also, about being a church member. But being a disciple, not so much. In this episode, Frank King addresses the costs of following Christ. Generally speaking, a disciple is one who believes in and follows the teachings of another. So, when we talk about the costs of following Christ, we are talking about the costs of discipleship. One of the main goals of church membership should be Christian discipleship. Sometimes, however, it seems as though church leaders are more interested in head count than they are in discipleship. If the truth be told, many believers today regard Jesus’ demands for discipleship, as recorded in the Scriptures, as radical. His teachings are deemed out of touch with today’s world, where tolerance is the order of the day. Perhaps that’s why we don’t talk about this nearly enough in our pulpits. This kind of message is not popular. It certainly won’t motivate people to come running to fill the pews in your local church. But this is the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that’s what we are to proclaim to all generations. Duration 17:24]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1045</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>95</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Biblical Perspective on Prosperity (Episode 93)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-biblical-perspective-on-prosperity-episode-93--60189960</link><description><![CDATA[Like many other things, Christians and church leaders have divergent views on the subject of prosperity as addressed in the Bible. Some preachers today proudly refer to themselves as prosperity preachers. As that label implies, these preachers proclaim a message that emphasizes material gain and wealth. This podcast episode addresses biblical prosperity as distinguished from some of the controversial teachings in the church on prosperity. Does the Bible teach about God blessing us through giving? A resounding yes. God loves a cheerful giver. And doesn’t the Bible teach that if we give, we will receive back in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over? Yes, it does teach that.  But we must be careful to identify and reject all erroneous and unbalanced teachings on the subject of prosperity. Being a Christian and being successful or even being financially prosperous in this world are not incompatible. Biblical prosperity enables us to be both at the same time. But we must be careful to identify and reject all erroneous and unbalanced teachings on the subject of prosperity. We must reject all the so-called get rich schemes being presented in the pulpit. Duration 16:39]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/36425a20-1dcc-30c8-b1b8-df02e2d862c7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 17:13:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60189960/biblicalprosperity.mp3" length="15985836" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Like many other things, Christians and church leaders have divergent views on the subject of prosperity as addressed in the Bible. Some preachers today proudly refer to themselves as prosperity preachers. As that label implies, these preachers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like many other things, Christians and church leaders have divergent views on the subject of prosperity as addressed in the Bible. Some preachers today proudly refer to themselves as prosperity preachers. As that label implies, these preachers proclaim a message that emphasizes material gain and wealth. This podcast episode addresses biblical prosperity as distinguished from some of the controversial teachings in the church on prosperity. Does the Bible teach about God blessing us through giving? A resounding yes. God loves a cheerful giver. And doesn’t the Bible teach that if we give, we will receive back in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over? Yes, it does teach that.  But we must be careful to identify and reject all erroneous and unbalanced teachings on the subject of prosperity. Being a Christian and being successful or even being financially prosperous in this world are not incompatible. Biblical prosperity enables us to be both at the same time. But we must be careful to identify and reject all erroneous and unbalanced teachings on the subject of prosperity. We must reject all the so-called get rich schemes being presented in the pulpit. Duration 16:39]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1000</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Supremacy  of Love (Episode 92)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supremacy-of-love-episode-92--60093704</link><description><![CDATA[Each of us has many attributes that define us. For instance, we may be a person of integrity; or someone who is always happy; or someone whom you cannot depend on; etc. One of the most powerful qualities that can be used to describe us is that we love others. The podcast episode addresses the supremacy of love. In chapter 12 of his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul the apostle shares insights on spiritual gifts. He told the believers to earnestly desire spiritual gifts. In the next chapter, chapter 13, he refers to love as the “more excellent way.”  His point is that walking in love is superior to simply being a deeply spiritual person. Love is the most powerful gift we have for impacting the lives of others for the Kingdom of God. There is a difference between like and love. When we like something, it means we naturally have a favorable disposition toward it. You may meet someone whom you do not like. In other words, you don’t have a naturally favorable disposition toward the person. But you can still choose to love him or her. Because of the supremacy of love, Jesus even commands us to “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). Duration 16:45]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/89bf2004-0d54-3d27-845e-4452f5496953</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 05:04:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60093704/supremacyoflove.mp3" length="16090311" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Each of us has many attributes that define us. For instance, we may be a person of integrity; or someone who is always happy; or someone whom you cannot depend on; etc. One of the most powerful qualities that can be used to describe us is that we love...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Each of us has many attributes that define us. For instance, we may be a person of integrity; or someone who is always happy; or someone whom you cannot depend on; etc. One of the most powerful qualities that can be used to describe us is that we love others. The podcast episode addresses the supremacy of love. In chapter 12 of his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul the apostle shares insights on spiritual gifts. He told the believers to earnestly desire spiritual gifts. In the next chapter, chapter 13, he refers to love as the “more excellent way.”  His point is that walking in love is superior to simply being a deeply spiritual person. Love is the most powerful gift we have for impacting the lives of others for the Kingdom of God. There is a difference between like and love. When we like something, it means we naturally have a favorable disposition toward it. You may meet someone whom you do not like. In other words, you don’t have a naturally favorable disposition toward the person. But you can still choose to love him or her. Because of the supremacy of love, Jesus even commands us to “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). Duration 16:45]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1006</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How to Increase Your Capacity for the Word of God (Episode 91)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-increase-your-capacity-for-the-word-of-god-episode-91--59991560</link><description><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, you will learn how you can increase your capacity for the Word of God. Everybody has some capacity to receive and understand the word of God. That capacity differs for each person. This is not about a person’s level of intelligence. Rather, there are spiritual reasons why our capacity to receive the Word of God differs from person to person. In a typical church service, some attendees will leave the assembly having received very little of what was preached. Others will leave with an abundance of understanding of what God is saying through His Word. Many will fall somewhere in between. The problem is that you cannot live for God beyond the degree that you have the capacity to receive His Word. If you only have the capacity to receive the elementary teachings of the Word of God, then you can only live for God on an elementary level. But that’s not where God wants you to be. He wants you to have the capacity to receive the deeper teachings of His Word so you can live for Him on a deeper level. The good news is that you can increase your capacity to receive and understand the Word of God. This is important because you must be able to understand what God is saying before you can obey what God is saying.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c3498c76-aa2b-3438-9dee-1a2ff58a2815</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 17:29:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59991560/increasingyourcapacity.mp3" length="17139837" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this podcast episode, you will learn how you can increase your capacity for the Word of God. Everybody has some capacity to receive and understand the word of God. That capacity differs for each person. This is not about a person’s level of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, you will learn how you can increase your capacity for the Word of God. Everybody has some capacity to receive and understand the word of God. That capacity differs for each person. This is not about a person’s level of intelligence. Rather, there are spiritual reasons why our capacity to receive the Word of God differs from person to person. In a typical church service, some attendees will leave the assembly having received very little of what was preached. Others will leave with an abundance of understanding of what God is saying through His Word. Many will fall somewhere in between. The problem is that you cannot live for God beyond the degree that you have the capacity to receive His Word. If you only have the capacity to receive the elementary teachings of the Word of God, then you can only live for God on an elementary level. But that’s not where God wants you to be. He wants you to have the capacity to receive the deeper teachings of His Word so you can live for Him on a deeper level. The good news is that you can increase your capacity to receive and understand the Word of God. This is important because you must be able to understand what God is saying before you can obey what God is saying.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1072</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>92</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Your Battles Belong to God (Episode 90)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-battles-belong-to-god-episode-90--59922466</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, the things around you may suggest that God is not with you. No matter what we say we believe about God, at times our circumstances may suggest otherwise. That’s why it’s important to know in your heart that during difficult challenges in your life, your battles belong to God. Having this perspective is vital because what you believe about God affects how you live your life. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could see what God was doing behind the scenes on your behalf? As it was in the days of Elisha the prophet, when the king of Syria sent an army to apprehend Elisha. God opened the eyes of Elisha’s servant so he could see in the spiritual realm. Thereby, he saw an army of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha to protect him. What God did for the servant, however, was the exception and not the rule. You must walk by faith and not by sight that your battles belong to God.  You can’t see Him, but He is actively on your side during the difficult times in your life. Duration 16:45 Music Credits: Intro Music: By Leva via Pixabay Ending Music: By Oleksandr Savochka via Pixabay]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/b142055e-7c0b-3210-887b-9b670a223186</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 13:07:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59922466/battlesbelong2god.mp3" length="16080665" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sometimes, the things around you may suggest that God is not with you. No matter what we say we believe about God, at times our circumstances may suggest otherwise. That’s why it’s important to know in your heart that during difficult challenges in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes, the things around you may suggest that God is not with you. No matter what we say we believe about God, at times our circumstances may suggest otherwise. That’s why it’s important to know in your heart that during difficult challenges in your life, your battles belong to God. Having this perspective is vital because what you believe about God affects how you live your life. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could see what God was doing behind the scenes on your behalf? As it was in the days of Elisha the prophet, when the king of Syria sent an army to apprehend Elisha. God opened the eyes of Elisha’s servant so he could see in the spiritual realm. Thereby, he saw an army of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha to protect him. What God did for the servant, however, was the exception and not the rule. You must walk by faith and not by sight that your battles belong to God.  You can’t see Him, but He is actively on your side during the difficult times in your life. Duration 16:45 Music Credits: Intro Music: By Leva via Pixabay Ending Music: By Oleksandr Savochka via Pixabay]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1006</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>91</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When God's Priority Differs from Yours (Episode 89)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-god-s-priority-differs-from-yours-episode-89--59430212</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes when you pray to God, it may seem as if you and He are not on the same page. Well, guess what; sometimes, that is the case. God is always interested in whatever concerns us. But sometimes, His priority differs from ours because only He can see the true picture. We tend to be selfish in our expectations from God. That’s understandable when we pray to Him about something that concerns us. But a serious disconnect can exist between what we expect Him to do on our behalf, and what He actually does, or how He goes about doing it. We must learn to trust Him even when we don’t understand His way of doing things. Duration 14:35.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ae0ea74b-d906-3888-a086-b7c8ee35a456</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:23:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59430212/whengodsprioritydiffers.mp3" length="14009271" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Sometimes when you pray to God, it may seem as if you and He are not on the same page. Well, guess what; sometimes, that is the case. God is always interested in whatever concerns us. But sometimes, His priority differs from ours because only He can...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes when you pray to God, it may seem as if you and He are not on the same page. Well, guess what; sometimes, that is the case. God is always interested in whatever concerns us. But sometimes, His priority differs from ours because only He can see the true picture. We tend to be selfish in our expectations from God. That’s understandable when we pray to Him about something that concerns us. But a serious disconnect can exist between what we expect Him to do on our behalf, and what He actually does, or how He goes about doing it. We must learn to trust Him even when we don’t understand His way of doing things. Duration 14:35.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>876</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>90</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Jesus' Agony the Night Before the Cross (Episode 88)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesus-agony-the-night-before-the-cross-episode-88--59244176</link><description><![CDATA[Easter/Resurrection Day message, 2024. On Easter day, we rejoice in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He died on the cross for our sins so that we might have eternal life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the agony Jesus experienced as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane hours before He was crucified. God laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. He who knew no sin was made a sin offering for us that we might become the righteousness of God. We rejoice on Easter and every other day because Jesus pressed beyond the agony and went to the cross of Calvary so that we might have everlasting life. Duration 13:37]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/938be845-cae1-3e1c-9a6a-605b838ae845</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:42:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59244176/agonybeforecross.mp3" length="13073880" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Easter/Resurrection Day message, 2024. On Easter day, we rejoice in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He died on the cross for our sins so that we might have eternal life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Easter/Resurrection Day message, 2024. On Easter day, we rejoice in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He died on the cross for our sins so that we might have eternal life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the agony Jesus experienced as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane hours before He was crucified. God laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. He who knew no sin was made a sin offering for us that we might become the righteousness of God. We rejoice on Easter and every other day because Jesus pressed beyond the agony and went to the cross of Calvary so that we might have everlasting life. Duration 13:37]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>818</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>89</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>When Your Back's Against the Wall (Episode 87)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-your-back-s-against-the-wall-episode-87--59109641</link><description><![CDATA[When your back is against the wall, you are in a very bad situation--one in which your ability to move forward is limited. Your being a Christian does not mean that you can’t find yourself in a position such as that. Sometimes, God will allow that to happen so He can prove himself in your life. In Philippians 4:19, Paul the apostle writes, “My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”  That means God has resources for meeting our needs that are out of this world. Paul refers to these resources as God’s riches in glory. So, when your back is against the wall, God’s hands are not tied by  your circumstances. Duration 13:47]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/898c4ee4-6ce9-3314-8f68-4505880cd4ee</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:59:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59109641/backagainstthewall.mp3" length="13233535" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When your back is against the wall, you are in a very bad situation--one in which your ability to move forward is limited. Your being a Christian does not mean that you can’t find yourself in a position such as that. Sometimes, God will allow that to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When your back is against the wall, you are in a very bad situation--one in which your ability to move forward is limited. Your being a Christian does not mean that you can’t find yourself in a position such as that. Sometimes, God will allow that to happen so He can prove himself in your life. In Philippians 4:19, Paul the apostle writes, “My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”  That means God has resources for meeting our needs that are out of this world. Paul refers to these resources as God’s riches in glory. So, when your back is against the wall, God’s hands are not tied by  your circumstances. Duration 13:47]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>828</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>88</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Experience That Changed Everything (Episode 86)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-experience-that-changed-everything-episode-86--58932962</link><description><![CDATA[The experience that occurred on the day of Pentecost, recorded in the book of The Acts of the Apostles, was a serious game-changer for the church. Why would God do something on the scale that He did on that day unless there was a divine mandate on the church that made it necessary to do so? During his public ministry, John the Baptist spoke of this divine experience. He said I baptize you with water, but the One coming after me shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Jesus referred to the baptism with the Holy Spirit as the promise of the Father. It is the experience that changed everything in the lives of the disciples. It will do the same for us today. Duration 13:51]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/64a02702-f389-3664-a287-7c960dbc08e9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:10:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58932962/experiencechangedeverything.mp3" length="13307936" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The experience that occurred on the day of Pentecost, recorded in the book of The Acts of the Apostles, was a serious game-changer for the church. Why would God do something on the scale that He did on that day unless there was a divine mandate on the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The experience that occurred on the day of Pentecost, recorded in the book of The Acts of the Apostles, was a serious game-changer for the church. Why would God do something on the scale that He did on that day unless there was a divine mandate on the church that made it necessary to do so? During his public ministry, John the Baptist spoke of this divine experience. He said I baptize you with water, but the One coming after me shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Jesus referred to the baptism with the Holy Spirit as the promise of the Father. It is the experience that changed everything in the lives of the disciples. It will do the same for us today. Duration 13:51]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>832</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>87</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Living a Spirit-led Life (Episode 85)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/living-a-spirit-led-life-episode-85--58759075</link><description><![CDATA[To live a Spirit-led life simply means to live your life in unison with the works and leadership of the Holy Spirit. This is the will of God for us. He has not indwelt us with His Spirit just for the sake of indwelling us. But He has given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth, to help us effectively live for Him, and to empower us to do the work He has called us to do. This podcast episode provides practical guidance on how Christians can live a Spirit-led life. But realizing that lifestyle is easier said than done. Though we have been born again, we are still clothed in human flesh. Every Christian must contend with the resulting tug of war between the flesh and the spirit. Duration 13:38]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/93c85fc2-e5ba-3a41-8137-d3bbcc024f27</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 01:53:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58759075/spiritledlife.mp3" length="13095601" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>To live a Spirit-led life simply means to live your life in unison with the works and leadership of the Holy Spirit. This is the will of God for us. He has not indwelt us with His Spirit just for the sake of indwelling us. But He has given us the Holy...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[To live a Spirit-led life simply means to live your life in unison with the works and leadership of the Holy Spirit. This is the will of God for us. He has not indwelt us with His Spirit just for the sake of indwelling us. But He has given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth, to help us effectively live for Him, and to empower us to do the work He has called us to do. This podcast episode provides practical guidance on how Christians can live a Spirit-led life. But realizing that lifestyle is easier said than done. Though we have been born again, we are still clothed in human flesh. Every Christian must contend with the resulting tug of war between the flesh and the spirit. Duration 13:38]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>819</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>86</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Moving Beyond Hopelessness (Episode 84)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/moving-beyond-hopelessness-episode-84--58632468</link><description><![CDATA[A sense of hopelessness can occur when a person can’t see his way out of a bad situation he finds himself in. But from God’s perspective, nothing is hopeless. No matter where we find ourselves in life, He always has a way forward. Feeling hopeless is not limited to unbelievers. You can be a genuine Christian and still experience a sense of hopelessness in your life. But that is never the will of God for you. This episode aims to encourage believers who are experiencing a sense hopelessness. The devil knows how to make life look and feel more hopeless than it really is. The truth is that if you have faith in God, life is never hopeless.  It can only seem that way. Duration 13:36]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/fa41a2c1-63d8-3422-8a1f-a26abf68855a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 05:34:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58632468/movebeyondhopelessness.mp3" length="13065090" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A sense of hopelessness can occur when a person can’t see his way out of a bad situation he finds himself in. But from God’s perspective, nothing is hopeless. No matter where we find ourselves in life, He always has a way forward. Feeling hopeless is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A sense of hopelessness can occur when a person can’t see his way out of a bad situation he finds himself in. But from God’s perspective, nothing is hopeless. No matter where we find ourselves in life, He always has a way forward. Feeling hopeless is not limited to unbelievers. You can be a genuine Christian and still experience a sense of hopelessness in your life. But that is never the will of God for you. This episode aims to encourage believers who are experiencing a sense hopelessness. The devil knows how to make life look and feel more hopeless than it really is. The truth is that if you have faith in God, life is never hopeless.  It can only seem that way. Duration 13:36]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>817</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>85</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Faith Under Fire (Episode 83)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-under-fire-episode-83--58528286</link><description><![CDATA[This episode addresses the challenge of our faith being put to the test. It is a fact that everyone who follows the Lord Jesus Christ will be tested in this life. It’s what we do when our faith is under fire that reveals the true quality of our relationship with God. Hence, the importance of cultivating our faith in God. Sad but true, some people will hate you just because you love God. That seems ironic since God is love. It’s understandable if people hate you or persecute you if you are on the side of evil. But Jesus warned His disciples that if the world hated Him, it would hate them as well. That is still true for His disciples today. Duration 15:47]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/1b720432-f0fe-3ea3-b75f-20f81620da89</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58528286/faithunderfire.mp3" length="15156965" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode addresses the challenge of our faith being put to the test. It is a fact that everyone who follows the Lord Jesus Christ will be tested in this life. It’s what we do when our faith is under fire that reveals the true quality of our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode addresses the challenge of our faith being put to the test. It is a fact that everyone who follows the Lord Jesus Christ will be tested in this life. It’s what we do when our faith is under fire that reveals the true quality of our relationship with God. Hence, the importance of cultivating our faith in God. Sad but true, some people will hate you just because you love God. That seems ironic since God is love. It’s understandable if people hate you or persecute you if you are on the side of evil. But Jesus warned His disciples that if the world hated Him, it would hate them as well. That is still true for His disciples today. Duration 15:47]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>948</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>84</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Person of Christ (Episode 82)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-person-of-christ-episode-82--58325217</link><description><![CDATA[The study of the person of Christ is called Christology. One reason we should study the person of Christ is because the Christian faith is based upon and centered around Christ. Hence, the Christian faith is called Christianity. Jesus is the One we must place our faith in to be saved. What we believe about Him determines how we relate to Him. If you believe He was no more than a morally upright human being, you will discount everything He said relating to His divinity. Only if you believe that He is who He claimed to be can you relate to Him properly. Jesus may have looked like just another human being, but He wasn’t. He was the fullness of God clothed in the likeness of human flesh. Duration 15:22]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5db57176-d3e0-3fa2-9e3d-099b342d935e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:46:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58325217/personofchrist.mp3" length="14759072" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The study of the person of Christ is called Christology. One reason we should study the person of Christ is because the Christian faith is based upon and centered around Christ. Hence, the Christian faith is called Christianity. Jesus is the One we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The study of the person of Christ is called Christology. One reason we should study the person of Christ is because the Christian faith is based upon and centered around Christ. Hence, the Christian faith is called Christianity. Jesus is the One we must place our faith in to be saved. What we believe about Him determines how we relate to Him. If you believe He was no more than a morally upright human being, you will discount everything He said relating to His divinity. Only if you believe that He is who He claimed to be can you relate to Him properly. Jesus may have looked like just another human being, but He wasn’t. He was the fullness of God clothed in the likeness of human flesh. Duration 15:22]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>923</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>83</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Always Be Ready for Christ’s Return (Episode 81)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/always-be-ready-for-christ-s-return-episode-81--58246867</link><description><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus said that in the hour you think not, the Son of man will come. Because of that uncertainty, we must always be ready for His return. In the church today, it’s vitally important that we preach and proclaim the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Far too many people who come to church regularly are too careless about being ready for Jesus’ return. Perhaps it’s because we don’t preach that important message enough in our pulpits. The most important decision to make in this life is where we will spend eternity. We will either spend it with the Lord or apart from Him. To be certain to go back with Him, we must live every day in readiness for His return. Duration 15:11]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f56a6a9a-29d9-3ba1-b8f1-ceec05597eec</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:46:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58246867/alwaysbeready.mp3" length="14589396" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>During His public ministry, Jesus said that in the hour you think not, the Son of man will come. Because of that uncertainty, we must always be ready for His return. In the church today, it’s vitally important that we preach and proclaim the return of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus said that in the hour you think not, the Son of man will come. Because of that uncertainty, we must always be ready for His return. In the church today, it’s vitally important that we preach and proclaim the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Far too many people who come to church regularly are too careless about being ready for Jesus’ return. Perhaps it’s because we don’t preach that important message enough in our pulpits. The most important decision to make in this life is where we will spend eternity. We will either spend it with the Lord or apart from Him. To be certain to go back with Him, we must live every day in readiness for His return. Duration 15:11]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>912</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>82</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Great White Throne (Episode 80)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-white-throne-episode-80--58128132</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses what the Bible refers to as the Great White Throne of judgment, addressed in the book of the Revelation, chapter 20. One day, every one of us will have to meet the Lord. That’s one appointment we will have to keep—whether we want to or not. The point is that God is the Judge of all the earth. Currently, we are enjoying the grace of God and the love of God and His longsuffering. But one day we will have to meet God as the Judge of all the earth. According to the Bible, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to the glory of God that Jesus Christ is Lord. For many people, that confession will happen at the Great White Throne. Everybody is either going to confess Christ as Lord on this side of death or before the Great White Throne. Duration 14:27]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/16135fbe-2498-399a-a8cd-ea07926150c5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58128132/greatwhitethrone.mp3" length="13882195" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode addresses what the Bible refers to as the Great White Throne of judgment, addressed in the book of the Revelation, chapter 20. One day, every one of us will have to meet the Lord. That’s one appointment we will have to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses what the Bible refers to as the Great White Throne of judgment, addressed in the book of the Revelation, chapter 20. One day, every one of us will have to meet the Lord. That’s one appointment we will have to keep—whether we want to or not. The point is that God is the Judge of all the earth. Currently, we are enjoying the grace of God and the love of God and His longsuffering. But one day we will have to meet God as the Judge of all the earth. According to the Bible, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to the glory of God that Jesus Christ is Lord. For many people, that confession will happen at the Great White Throne. Everybody is either going to confess Christ as Lord on this side of death or before the Great White Throne. Duration 14:27]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>868</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>81</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Perfect Gift (Episode 79)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-perfect-gift-episode-79--58054847</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode is a Christmas message. Christmas means different things to different people. But for people of faith, Christ is the reason for the season. One way we celebrate Christmas is through giving and receiving gifts. Many of these gifts will be returned or exchanged immediately after Christmas. Oftentimes, that is because the gift was not a good match for the person receiving the gift. But the gift God gave to us on the first Christmas is the perfect gift. It is the one gift that fits all of us to a tee. God's perfect gift came to us in the person of His only begotten Son. God’s gift to us was solely motivated by love. He so loved the world that He gave us His only begotten Son. Duration 12:31]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/33ab8364-7a49-39d8-9419-06a5dbb17824</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:37:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/58054847/perfectgift.mp3" length="12019842" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode is a Christmas message. Christmas means different things to different people. But for people of faith, Christ is the reason for the season. One way we celebrate Christmas is through giving and receiving gifts. Many of these gifts...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode is a Christmas message. Christmas means different things to different people. But for people of faith, Christ is the reason for the season. One way we celebrate Christmas is through giving and receiving gifts. Many of these gifts will be returned or exchanged immediately after Christmas. Oftentimes, that is because the gift was not a good match for the person receiving the gift. But the gift God gave to us on the first Christmas is the perfect gift. It is the one gift that fits all of us to a tee. God's perfect gift came to us in the person of His only begotten Son. God’s gift to us was solely motivated by love. He so loved the world that He gave us His only begotten Son. Duration 12:31]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>752</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>80</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Faith in the Power of God (Episode 78)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/faith-in-the-power-of-god-episode-78--57827839</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode encourages believers to believe in the power of God today. According to Luke 5:17, as Jesus ministered, “the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” That means He didn’t just minister the Word of God, but also He ministered the power of God. Hence, there are some things that the Word of God can accomplish. And there are some things that only the power of God can do. Some believers in the body of Christ argue that the power of God and signs and wonders and spiritual gifts are things of the past. But according to the Bible, God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Duration 13:57]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/835c36cb-62ba-3166-bd80-13f654fe93ee</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:31:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57827839/faithnpowerofgod.mp3" length="13406560" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode encourages believers to believe in the power of God today. According to Luke 5:17, as Jesus ministered, “the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” That means He didn’t just minister the Word of God, but also He ministered...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode encourages believers to believe in the power of God today. According to Luke 5:17, as Jesus ministered, “the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” That means He didn’t just minister the Word of God, but also He ministered the power of God. Hence, there are some things that the Word of God can accomplish. And there are some things that only the power of God can do. Some believers in the body of Christ argue that the power of God and signs and wonders and spiritual gifts are things of the past. But according to the Bible, God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Duration 13:57]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>838</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>79</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>We Can Do All Things Through Christ (Episode 77)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-do-all-things-through-christ-episode-77--57694802</link><description><![CDATA[In his letter to the church at Phillipi, Paul the apostle said he had to learn how to be content in whatsoever state he was in. It is only through a learning process that we can arrive at that kind of contentment as well.   We don’t get to choose how life will unfold. No matter how proactive and how vigilant you try to be, sometimes life will deal you what we call a bad hand. And sometimes, God will allow you to endure hardship for a season. But we can overcome all these things--if we allow Christ to be the source of our strength. Duration 14:53]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e5a2a16d-ba65-30f3-927a-61f747a81f8d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 06:28:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57694802/wecandoallthings.mp3" length="14294313" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In his letter to the church at Phillipi, Paul the apostle said he had to learn how to be content in whatsoever state he was in. It is only through a learning process that we can arrive at that kind of contentment as well.   We don’t get to choose how...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In his letter to the church at Phillipi, Paul the apostle said he had to learn how to be content in whatsoever state he was in. It is only through a learning process that we can arrive at that kind of contentment as well.   We don’t get to choose how life will unfold. No matter how proactive and how vigilant you try to be, sometimes life will deal you what we call a bad hand. And sometimes, God will allow you to endure hardship for a season. But we can overcome all these things--if we allow Christ to be the source of our strength. Duration 14:53]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>894</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>78</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Prioritizing the Word of God (Episode 76)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/prioritizing-the-word-of-god-episode-76--57539746</link><description><![CDATA[Whether or not a local church prioritizes the Word of God comes down to what the church and church leaders believe about the Word of God. In a local church where the Word of God is prioritized, every other part of its public worship gathering is subordinate to the ministry of the Word of God. Duration 15:29 Jesus is our example. Everywhere He went, crowds followed Him. He preached and taught about heaven and everyday life. The people could take what He taught them and use it to grow in their relationship with God and to make their homes and marriages better. It is critical that churches and church leaders today believe that same power still exists in the preaching and the teaching of the Word of God. Duration 15:29]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/f9c9687f-7a95-3ce6-8e81-fd3e961d2977</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 06:01:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57539746/prioritizingwordofgod.mp3" length="14876526" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Whether or not a local church prioritizes the Word of God comes down to what the church and church leaders believe about the Word of God. In a local church where the Word of God is prioritized, every other part of its public worship gathering is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whether or not a local church prioritizes the Word of God comes down to what the church and church leaders believe about the Word of God. In a local church where the Word of God is prioritized, every other part of its public worship gathering is subordinate to the ministry of the Word of God. Duration 15:29 Jesus is our example. Everywhere He went, crowds followed Him. He preached and taught about heaven and everyday life. The people could take what He taught them and use it to grow in their relationship with God and to make their homes and marriages better. It is critical that churches and church leaders today believe that same power still exists in the preaching and the teaching of the Word of God. Duration 15:29]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>930</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>77</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Lessons from the End of the Last World (Episode 75)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-from-the-end-of-the-last-world-episode-75--57447855</link><description><![CDATA[According to the Bible, this world/age as we currently know it will cease to exist one day. One of the most sobering things for us to acknowledge is that God destroyed the previous world. That means He has already done before what He promises to do again. It’s vitally important for the church to talk about the return of the Lord. These days, we tend to preach and act too much like the Lord is never coming back. But it’s not a myth. It’s going to happen because God said so. Jesus said that at His coming, it will be as it was in the days of Noah. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses some lessons we can learn from the end of the world in Noah’s day. Duration 15:45]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5de79809-8d62-33fa-83c9-4c5878184754</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:16:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57447855/lessonsfromlastworld.mp3" length="15122296" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>According to the Bible, this world/age as we currently know it will cease to exist one day. One of the most sobering things for us to acknowledge is that God destroyed the previous world. That means He has already done before what He promises to do...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the Bible, this world/age as we currently know it will cease to exist one day. One of the most sobering things for us to acknowledge is that God destroyed the previous world. That means He has already done before what He promises to do again. It’s vitally important for the church to talk about the return of the Lord. These days, we tend to preach and act too much like the Lord is never coming back. But it’s not a myth. It’s going to happen because God said so. Jesus said that at His coming, it will be as it was in the days of Noah. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses some lessons we can learn from the end of the world in Noah’s day. Duration 15:45]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>946</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>76</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Importance of Sound Doctrine (Episode 74)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-sound-doctrine-episode-74--57362686</link><description><![CDATA[Some people feel that some theologians make too big a deal about the importance of sound doctrine. The fact is that every believer in Christ needs sound doctrine. We need it to help us become the person God wants us to be. Although sound doctrine is what we need, that’s not what many people who attend church want. It’s kind of like our natural diet. We need foods that are healthy for us, but oftentimes, that’s not what we want. The more unhealthy choices may taste good to us, but they are not doing us good. The same thing is true about bad doctrine. It may sound good, but it does not do us good. In fact, unhealthy doctrine makes for unhealthy Christians. Duration 14:22]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/aefe6bdf-243e-3c30-a405-b23d728f5520</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:19:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57362686/importanceofsounddoctrine.mp3" length="13793598" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some people feel that some theologians make too big a deal about the importance of sound doctrine. The fact is that every believer in Christ needs sound doctrine. We need it to help us become the person God wants us to be. Although sound doctrine is...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some people feel that some theologians make too big a deal about the importance of sound doctrine. The fact is that every believer in Christ needs sound doctrine. We need it to help us become the person God wants us to be. Although sound doctrine is what we need, that’s not what many people who attend church want. It’s kind of like our natural diet. We need foods that are healthy for us, but oftentimes, that’s not what we want. The more unhealthy choices may taste good to us, but they are not doing us good. The same thing is true about bad doctrine. It may sound good, but it does not do us good. In fact, unhealthy doctrine makes for unhealthy Christians. Duration 14:22]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>863</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>75</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Whose Report Will You Believe? (Episode 73)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/whose-report-will-you-believe-episode-73--57135118</link><description><![CDATA[In our journey with God, the company we keep and the voices we lend our ears to are important. So many “voices” vie for our attention these days. But it is solely up to us as to which of those voices we will allow to influence us. We must not make the mistake of following the majority. Most people in the world today don’t agree with God. Most do not live by faith in God. We know that because most people in the world have not accepted Christ as their Savior. That means, among the voices that we hear all around us and trying to speak to us, the majority are wrong. If we want to be blessed in our deeds, we must choose to follow the Lord. Duration 13:37]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9da91149-4846-38bd-8a37-da67ee3b8f4f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2023 03:38:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57135118/whosereportubelieve.mp3" length="13080974" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In our journey with God, the company we keep and the voices we lend our ears to are important. So many “voices” vie for our attention these days. But it is solely up to us as to which of those voices we will allow to influence us. We must not make the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In our journey with God, the company we keep and the voices we lend our ears to are important. So many “voices” vie for our attention these days. But it is solely up to us as to which of those voices we will allow to influence us. We must not make the mistake of following the majority. Most people in the world today don’t agree with God. Most do not live by faith in God. We know that because most people in the world have not accepted Christ as their Savior. That means, among the voices that we hear all around us and trying to speak to us, the majority are wrong. If we want to be blessed in our deeds, we must choose to follow the Lord. Duration 13:37]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>818</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>74</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Spiritual Opposition to Prayer (Episode 72)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/spiritual-opposition-to-prayer-episode-72--56933523</link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about what happens in the spiritual realm when you pray? The truth is that forces exist that you and I can’t see that oppose our efforts to pray and to receive from God. The devil doesn’t want you to receive from God when you pray. The devil wants you to believe that prayer does not work. This opposition has nothing to do with whether or not you are a babe in Christ or you are mature in Christ. No matter where you are on your Christian journey, whether you realize it or not, prayer invites spiritual opposition. The good news is that God promises to hear AND answer our prayers. The devil can't stop God from doing what He has promised.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/36a62c0e-b62b-34ee-b79e-569c452d13bb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 02:37:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56933523/spiritualopposition2prayer.mp3" length="11967951" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Have you ever thought about what happens in the spiritual realm when you pray? The truth is that forces exist that you and I can’t see that oppose our efforts to pray and to receive from God. The devil doesn’t want you to receive from God when you...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about what happens in the spiritual realm when you pray? The truth is that forces exist that you and I can’t see that oppose our efforts to pray and to receive from God. The devil doesn’t want you to receive from God when you pray. The devil wants you to believe that prayer does not work. This opposition has nothing to do with whether or not you are a babe in Christ or you are mature in Christ. No matter where you are on your Christian journey, whether you realize it or not, prayer invites spiritual opposition. The good news is that God promises to hear AND answer our prayers. The devil can't stop God from doing what He has promised.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>748</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>73</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>We Are the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World (Episode 71)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-the-salt-of-the-earth-and-the-light-of-the-world-episode-71--56849969</link><description><![CDATA[Doing Jesus’ public ministry, He often used symbolism so the people could more easily relate to His message. In one of His sermons, He refers to His disciples as the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In biblical times, salt was used to preserve perishables. The salt did not eliminate deterioration but slowed down the rate of spoiling. Similarly, as the salt of the earth, we can’t stop the moral decay of our society. But we can slow down the rate of moral decay. Many believers are like a light hidden under a bush. That’s because they don’t let their light shine. But Jesus calls on His disciples to be a light to others and not to keep their light to themselves. Duration 12:43]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/b1c08f4d-44bb-3f91-bf0a-15f679ee6911</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:38:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56849969/saltofearth_lightofworld.mp3" length="12209556" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Doing Jesus’ public ministry, He often used symbolism so the people could more easily relate to His message. In one of His sermons, He refers to His disciples as the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In biblical times, salt was used to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Doing Jesus’ public ministry, He often used symbolism so the people could more easily relate to His message. In one of His sermons, He refers to His disciples as the salt of the earth and the light of the world. In biblical times, salt was used to preserve perishables. The salt did not eliminate deterioration but slowed down the rate of spoiling. Similarly, as the salt of the earth, we can’t stop the moral decay of our society. But we can slow down the rate of moral decay. Many believers are like a light hidden under a bush. That’s because they don’t let their light shine. But Jesus calls on His disciples to be a light to others and not to keep their light to themselves. Duration 12:43]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>764</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>72</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Being in the Presence of the Lord (Episode 70)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/being-in-the-presence-of-the-lord-episode-70--56771251</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of believers making it a habit to be in the presence of the Lord. But what does that mean, and what are the benefits of doing that? This simply means getting alone with God and staying there until you feel some sense of having been impacted by your time with God. Experiencing the benefit of being in the presence of the Lord does not take forever. But it also does not happen in a minute. This pursuit is an act of faith. We must believe in the spiritual impact of being in the presence of the Lord. If we don’t believe that, it’s hardly likely that we will tarry long enough to experience His presence. Duration 11:43.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/d09d0ae2-8556-350f-a189-3ae01db09fb6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:22:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56771251/beingnpresenceofthelord.mp3" length="11254080" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode addresses the importance of believers making it a habit to be in the presence of the Lord. But what does that mean, and what are the benefits of doing that? This simply means getting alone with God and staying there until you feel...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of believers making it a habit to be in the presence of the Lord. But what does that mean, and what are the benefits of doing that? This simply means getting alone with God and staying there until you feel some sense of having been impacted by your time with God. Experiencing the benefit of being in the presence of the Lord does not take forever. But it also does not happen in a minute. This pursuit is an act of faith. We must believe in the spiritual impact of being in the presence of the Lord. If we don’t believe that, it’s hardly likely that we will tarry long enough to experience His presence. Duration 11:43.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>704</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>71</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Wrong Road to Heaven (Episode 69)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wrong-road-to-heaven-episode-69--56719204</link><description><![CDATA[Have you ever been traveling somewhere and eventually noticed that you were on the wrong road for reaching your destination? Sad but true, that is the status of many people who are trying to make it to heaven. No one can get right with God by way of his or her religion or good deeds. All who trust in these are on the wrong road to heaven. If we had to earn our way to heaven, heaven would be an empty place. No one would be there but God, His Son, and the heavenly host. That’s why the message of salvation by grace through faith in Christ is the good news. Duration 13:42]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c4cb5921-953c-37ae-8f7b-41e677ca0b60</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56719204/wrongroad2heaven.mp3" length="13154949" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Have you ever been traveling somewhere and eventually noticed that you were on the wrong road for reaching your destination? Sad but true, that is the status of many people who are trying to make it to heaven. No one can get right with God by way of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Have you ever been traveling somewhere and eventually noticed that you were on the wrong road for reaching your destination? Sad but true, that is the status of many people who are trying to make it to heaven. No one can get right with God by way of his or her religion or good deeds. All who trust in these are on the wrong road to heaven. If we had to earn our way to heaven, heaven would be an empty place. No one would be there but God, His Son, and the heavenly host. That’s why the message of salvation by grace through faith in Christ is the good news. Duration 13:42]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>823</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>70</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Fathers As Spiritual Leaders (Episode 68)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fathers-as-spiritual-leaders-episode-68--56622100</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of fathers being the source of spiritual strength in the home. Spiritual leadership is not normally what we associate with fatherhood. We normally think about fathers in physical terms. The father tends to be a person of impressive physical strength. The one who fixes things around the home. The father is normally expected to be the bread- winner for taking care of the family. Contrary to popular opinion, a father’s day is not done when he clocks out from work. It is commendable that fathers work hard to take care of their family, but that’s not the end of a father’s day. As spiritual leaders in their home, fathers are to tend to the business of fatherhood and spiritual leadership daily and with diligence. Duration 15:04  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/81da38bd-b697-30e9-93f3-90e5af368e40</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:42:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56622100/fathers_spiritualleaders.mp3" length="14469435" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode addresses the importance of fathers being the source of spiritual strength in the home. Spiritual leadership is not normally what we associate with fatherhood. We normally think about fathers in physical terms. The father tends to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of fathers being the source of spiritual strength in the home. Spiritual leadership is not normally what we associate with fatherhood. We normally think about fathers in physical terms. The father tends to be a person of impressive physical strength. The one who fixes things around the home. The father is normally expected to be the bread- winner for taking care of the family. Contrary to popular opinion, a father’s day is not done when he clocks out from work. It is commendable that fathers work hard to take care of their family, but that’s not the end of a father’s day. As spiritual leaders in their home, fathers are to tend to the business of fatherhood and spiritual leadership daily and with diligence. Duration 15:04  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>905</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>69</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Why God Allows Us to Be Tested (Episode 67)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-god-allows-us-to-be-tested-episode-67--56536571</link><description><![CDATA[Even Christians have tests in their lives. No one is exempted from being tested in this life. But God does not allow us to be tested just for the sake of being tested. Rather, He uses the trials in our life to help us grow and to become more like His Son. Having trials in our life is essential for deepening our faith. There is a limit to how much we can strengthen our faith simply by talking about it and learning more about it. To become more durable, faith must be put to the test. It is for this reason that James writes in his epistle that we should count it all joy when we experience various trials. Duration 10:35]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/76f4d2a9-3b65-3705-89af-0e1bc305f0b4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:31:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56536571/whygodallowsus2btested.mp3" length="10173233" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Even Christians have tests in their lives. No one is exempted from being tested in this life. But God does not allow us to be tested just for the sake of being tested. Rather, He uses the trials in our life to help us grow and to become more like His...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Even Christians have tests in their lives. No one is exempted from being tested in this life. But God does not allow us to be tested just for the sake of being tested. Rather, He uses the trials in our life to help us grow and to become more like His Son. Having trials in our life is essential for deepening our faith. There is a limit to how much we can strengthen our faith simply by talking about it and learning more about it. To become more durable, faith must be put to the test. It is for this reason that James writes in his epistle that we should count it all joy when we experience various trials. Duration 10:35]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>636</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>68</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Praying for One Another (Episode 66)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/praying-for-one-another-episode-66--56461050</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of Christians praying for each other. According to the Bible, the local church should pray for the sick to be healed. Also, we should confess our faults to each other and to epray for each other for healing. We don’t have to be perfect to be effective in praying for one another. Elijah prophet is our perfect example. God used him to shut up the rain in heaven for three and a half years, according to Elijah’s prayer. But in his epistle, James reminds us that Elijah had human weaknesses and shortcomings just like us. One time, he even told God he wanted to just quit and die. Elijah was not perfect, but God still used his prayers mightily. God wants to use our prayers the same way when we pray for one another. Duration 12:11]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/88bfb2c8-786b-308b-bdc2-c701cb73f522</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:26:21 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56461050/praying4oneanother.mp3" length="11707973" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode addresses the importance of Christians praying for each other. According to the Bible, the local church should pray for the sick to be healed. Also, we should confess our faults to each other and to epray for each other for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the importance of Christians praying for each other. According to the Bible, the local church should pray for the sick to be healed. Also, we should confess our faults to each other and to epray for each other for healing. We don’t have to be perfect to be effective in praying for one another. Elijah prophet is our perfect example. God used him to shut up the rain in heaven for three and a half years, according to Elijah’s prayer. But in his epistle, James reminds us that Elijah had human weaknesses and shortcomings just like us. One time, he even told God he wanted to just quit and die. Elijah was not perfect, but God still used his prayers mightily. God wants to use our prayers the same way when we pray for one another. Duration 12:11]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>732</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>67</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Keeping the Faith Until the End (Episode 65)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/keeping-the-faith-until-the-end-episode-65--56380532</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode provides biblical insights on how you can successfully keep the faith until the end. In a race, it’s not how you start but how you finish. If you start a race leading the pack but end up losing badly, how well you start won’t even matter. The same thing is true about this Christian journey. What matters in the end is how you finish. None of us will have a flawless walk with God. Between the beginning of our walk with Him and the end of our time here, we may have some periods that we are not proud of. But in the end, what really matters is how you finish with the Lord. Duration 12:57]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/56b9ab26-7ce8-3dac-aed0-a8a581a7fc6e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:57:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56380532/keepingthefaith_end.mp3" length="12433558" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode provides biblical insights on how you can successfully keep the faith until the end. In a race, it’s not how you start but how you finish. If you start a race leading the pack but end up losing badly, how well you start won’t even...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode provides biblical insights on how you can successfully keep the faith until the end. In a race, it’s not how you start but how you finish. If you start a race leading the pack but end up losing badly, how well you start won’t even matter. The same thing is true about this Christian journey. What matters in the end is how you finish. None of us will have a flawless walk with God. Between the beginning of our walk with Him and the end of our time here, we may have some periods that we are not proud of. But in the end, what really matters is how you finish with the Lord. Duration 12:57]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>778</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>66</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Having Faith with Respect of Persons (Episode 64)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/having-faith-with-respect-of-persons-episode-64--56352324</link><description><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the conflict of being a person of faith while also being a respecter of persons. Alas, the local church seldom addresses this sin during corporate gatherings. A respecter of persons is someone who treats others according to their rank, status or importance. It results in the preferential treatment of some people at the expense of others. It causes one to look up to some while looking down on others. This conduct is unacceptable in the eyes of the Lord. We all have some personal biases. But our biases must never be the basis upon how we treat others or relate to them. The Word of God must be our guide for that. Duration 12:40]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/418e3d72-ef2e-3ab5-b655-49cc3afb50b7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 03:31:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352324/norespectofpersons.mp3" length="12165234" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This podcast episode addresses the conflict of being a person of faith while also being a respecter of persons. Alas, the local church seldom addresses this sin during corporate gatherings. A respecter of persons is someone who treats others according...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast episode addresses the conflict of being a person of faith while also being a respecter of persons. Alas, the local church seldom addresses this sin during corporate gatherings. A respecter of persons is someone who treats others according to their rank, status or importance. It results in the preferential treatment of some people at the expense of others. It causes one to look up to some while looking down on others. This conduct is unacceptable in the eyes of the Lord. We all have some personal biases. But our biases must never be the basis upon how we treat others or relate to them. The Word of God must be our guide for that. Duration 12:40]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>761</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>65</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Embracing Your Divine Purpose (Episode 63)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/embracing-your-divine-purpose-episode-63--56352343</link><description><![CDATA[Divine purpose refers to the purpose God has for our life. This purpose was given us in Christ before the world began. Many people today live with no sense of purpose in their life. If one believes that to be his case, he will live his life accordingly. That’s why it’s important for us to know that we are people of a higher calling. We weren't put here simply to go through life aimlessly and then die. Because God gives each of us freedom of choice, we will no doubt do things that are counter to His will. The good news is that in spite of the misguided things we do, God knows how to make His purpose for us ultimately prevail. His hand is upon our lives to lead us to that divinely appointed place. Duration 13:35]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/4e3f297f-8d29-3ed2-9a44-47d25ae82d80</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:21:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352343/embracingdivinepurpose.mp3" length="13047538" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Divine purpose refers to the purpose God has for our life. This purpose was given us in Christ before the world began. Many people today live with no sense of purpose in their life. If one believes that to be his case, he will live his life...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Divine purpose refers to the purpose God has for our life. This purpose was given us in Christ before the world began. Many people today live with no sense of purpose in their life. If one believes that to be his case, he will live his life accordingly. That’s why it’s important for us to know that we are people of a higher calling. We weren't put here simply to go through life aimlessly and then die. Because God gives each of us freedom of choice, we will no doubt do things that are counter to His will. The good news is that in spite of the misguided things we do, God knows how to make His purpose for us ultimately prevail. His hand is upon our lives to lead us to that divinely appointed place. Duration 13:35]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>816</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>64</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Perfect Love Casts Out Fear (Episode 62)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfect-love-casts-out-fear-episode-62--56352331</link><description><![CDATA[Love is like anything else that God commands us about. We are free to walk in love to the degree that we want to. God does not make us love others. Rather, He equips us to do so. If we want to, we can choose to not love some people while loving others. This podcast episode addresses some practical reasons why we should perfect the area of walking in love. God is love. He wants us to abound in love so the world can see Him through us. We do this by perfecting love in our life. That means we allow love to govern our daily life. This kind of love gives us confidence in the presence of God. Duration 13:25]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3ce16c71-59f6-322e-83f0-cc1f03657c98</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:38:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352331/perfectlovescastsoutfear.mp3" length="12893727" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Love is like anything else that God commands us about. We are free to walk in love to the degree that we want to. God does not make us love others. Rather, He equips us to do so. If we want to, we can choose to not love some people while loving...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Love is like anything else that God commands us about. We are free to walk in love to the degree that we want to. God does not make us love others. Rather, He equips us to do so. If we want to, we can choose to not love some people while loving others. This podcast episode addresses some practical reasons why we should perfect the area of walking in love. God is love. He wants us to abound in love so the world can see Him through us. We do this by perfecting love in our life. That means we allow love to govern our daily life. This kind of love gives us confidence in the presence of God. Duration 13:25]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>806</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>63</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Power of Speaking the Word (Episode 61)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-speaking-the-word-episode-61--56352337</link><description><![CDATA[Jesus modeled the power of speaking the Word during His public ministry. Sometimes, as He ministered, the Bible says His Word was with power. He spoke to the winds, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to demons, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to sickness, and it obeyed Him. Jesus taught His disciples to believe in the power of speaking the Word. He said if they speak to a mountain, telling it to be removed and doubt not, it would be done (Mark 11:23). It may sound somewhat radical, but we also have that authority to speak the Word of God to the “mountains” in our life with faith and believe that things will change as a result of doing that. Duration 11:34]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/de32c37d-26eb-3ef2-94e0-71aaaedd132f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:55:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352337/powerofspeakingtheword.mp3" length="11114896" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Jesus modeled the power of speaking the Word during His public ministry. Sometimes, as He ministered, the Bible says His Word was with power. He spoke to the winds, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to demons, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to sickness,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus modeled the power of speaking the Word during His public ministry. Sometimes, as He ministered, the Bible says His Word was with power. He spoke to the winds, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to demons, and they obeyed Him. He spoke to sickness, and it obeyed Him. Jesus taught His disciples to believe in the power of speaking the Word. He said if they speak to a mountain, telling it to be removed and doubt not, it would be done (Mark 11:23). It may sound somewhat radical, but we also have that authority to speak the Word of God to the “mountains” in our life with faith and believe that things will change as a result of doing that. Duration 11:34]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>695</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>62</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Works of Men vs the Work of God (Episode 60)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-works-of-men-vs-the-work-of-god-episode-60--56352328</link><description><![CDATA[Some of the things people do in the name of the Lord these days are really the works of men, wrongly called the work of the Lord. This podcast episode addresses the works of men versus the works that are of God. The objective is to embolden believers in the work of the Lord. No matter what you aspire to do, you will have opposition. Whether you are doing what God has sanctioned, or you are doing your own thing in the name of the Lord, you will have opposition—guaranteed. The important difference is that when you are doing the Lord’s work, He is on your side. He will fight on your behalf. And He will enable you to triumph--even in the midst of opposition. No one or nothing can stop what God is doing. Duration 11:52]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/cedc09ae-8902-35f0-9e0b-0a72880c7394</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 21:08:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352328/worksofmenversusworksofgod.mp3" length="11395771" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some of the things people do in the name of the Lord these days are really the works of men, wrongly called the work of the Lord. This podcast episode addresses the works of men versus the works that are of God. The objective is to embolden believers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some of the things people do in the name of the Lord these days are really the works of men, wrongly called the work of the Lord. This podcast episode addresses the works of men versus the works that are of God. The objective is to embolden believers in the work of the Lord. No matter what you aspire to do, you will have opposition. Whether you are doing what God has sanctioned, or you are doing your own thing in the name of the Lord, you will have opposition—guaranteed. The important difference is that when you are doing the Lord’s work, He is on your side. He will fight on your behalf. And He will enable you to triumph--even in the midst of opposition. No one or nothing can stop what God is doing. Duration 11:52]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>713</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>61</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Having a Hunger for God (Episode 59)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/having-a-hunger-for-god-episode-59--56352356</link><description><![CDATA[What  is your appetite for the things of God? Your answer to that question determines the quality of relationship with God you will have. To have a hunger for God means that no matter where you are in your relationship with Him, you want more of Him. Accordingly, you do the things that help you realize that kind of progressive relationship with God. The great men and women of the Bible had at least one important thing in common. They were all passionate about God. They were not casual in their relationship with Him. Sad but true, in the church today, many people want to have a great relationship with God, but they don’t want to pay the price to have that kind of relationship with Him. Duration 12:15]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5e6cd290-c576-3b49-99e0-570461a81aa5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 21:18:11 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352356/hungerforgod.mp3" length="11761054" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What  is your appetite for the things of God? Your answer to that question determines the quality of relationship with God you will have. To have a hunger for God means that no matter where you are in your relationship with Him, you want more of Him....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What  is your appetite for the things of God? Your answer to that question determines the quality of relationship with God you will have. To have a hunger for God means that no matter where you are in your relationship with Him, you want more of Him. Accordingly, you do the things that help you realize that kind of progressive relationship with God. The great men and women of the Bible had at least one important thing in common. They were all passionate about God. They were not casual in their relationship with Him. Sad but true, in the church today, many people want to have a great relationship with God, but they don’t want to pay the price to have that kind of relationship with Him. Duration 12:15]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>736</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>60</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What Water Baptism Means (Episode 58)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-water-baptism-means-episode-58--56352354</link><description><![CDATA[Water baptism is one of the fundamental mandates for the Christian church. Jesus commanded His disciples to disciple the nations and to baptize new believers. In this Bible teaching, Frank King explains what water baptism means. Some people make the mistake of equating baptism with salvation. The truth is that everyone who has been saved through faith in Christ should become baptized, but not everyone who becomes baptized has been saved. Water baptism is significant for believers in Christ because through water baptism, we make a public statement that we identify with the death of Christ, and that we have chosen to live for Him and not for ourselves. It is to this end that God has crucified our old, sinful nature.  Duration 15:01]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/1483fdc6-f649-3eab-9977-5ad716ce45cf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 22:37:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352354/whatbaptismmeans.mp3" length="14428053" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Water baptism is one of the fundamental mandates for the Christian church. Jesus commanded His disciples to disciple the nations and to baptize new believers. In this Bible teaching, Frank King explains what water baptism means. Some people make the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Water baptism is one of the fundamental mandates for the Christian church. Jesus commanded His disciples to disciple the nations and to baptize new believers. In this Bible teaching, Frank King explains what water baptism means. Some people make the mistake of equating baptism with salvation. The truth is that everyone who has been saved through faith in Christ should become baptized, but not everyone who becomes baptized has been saved. Water baptism is significant for believers in Christ because through water baptism, we make a public statement that we identify with the death of Christ, and that we have chosen to live for Him and not for ourselves. It is to this end that God has crucified our old, sinful nature.  Duration 15:01]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>902</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>59</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Our Flesh versus Our Spirit (Episode 57)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-flesh-versus-our-spirit-episode-57--56352329</link><description><![CDATA[We are a natural being, and we are a spiritual being. These two aspects of who we are oppose each other. Every Christian experiences this tug of war occasioned by our flesh versus our spirit. This episode addresses that reality, and how we can live a life that pleases God in, spite of that reality. We all know that the desires of our flesh can be intense. They include illicit sexual desires, hatred, envy, anger, etc. But if you are a Christian, you have been born again and the Holy Spirit lives in you. Through these, you have been empowered so that you don’t have to carry out the wrong desires of your flesh. Duration 10:57]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/832f3717-a152-3b5e-b888-a7a6caa8f676</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 00:26:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352329/ourfleshvsourspirit.mp3" length="10518043" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We are a natural being, and we are a spiritual being. These two aspects of who we are oppose each other. Every Christian experiences this tug of war occasioned by our flesh versus our spirit. This episode addresses that reality, and how we can live a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are a natural being, and we are a spiritual being. These two aspects of who we are oppose each other. Every Christian experiences this tug of war occasioned by our flesh versus our spirit. This episode addresses that reality, and how we can live a life that pleases God in, spite of that reality. We all know that the desires of our flesh can be intense. They include illicit sexual desires, hatred, envy, anger, etc. But if you are a Christian, you have been born again and the Holy Spirit lives in you. Through these, you have been empowered so that you don’t have to carry out the wrong desires of your flesh. Duration 10:57]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>658</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>58</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Trusting the Word of God (Episode 56)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trusting-the-word-of-god-episode-56--56352365</link><description><![CDATA[We can’t see God. We trust Him by trusting His Word. Sometimes, what God says to us through His Word will defy all human logic. If everything He says to us must make sense to us before we act, we can't effectively live the Christian life. It is not unusual for God to challenge us to trust Him in areas where we think we don’t need His input. The church is filled with people who chose to trust themselves and their own ability instead of the Word of God. That kind of mindset is a disaster waiting to happen. Evangelist Frank King says that one reason believers don’t succeed in reaching a goal in life is that they trust their own ability more than they trust the Word of God. Duration 12:16  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/43d3bb89-f01f-33d0-b7a8-babf0835f9a0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2023 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352365/trustwordofgod.mp3" length="11776520" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We can’t see God. We trust Him by trusting His Word. Sometimes, what God says to us through His Word will defy all human logic. If everything He says to us must make sense to us before we act, we can't effectively live the Christian life. It is not...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We can’t see God. We trust Him by trusting His Word. Sometimes, what God says to us through His Word will defy all human logic. If everything He says to us must make sense to us before we act, we can't effectively live the Christian life. It is not unusual for God to challenge us to trust Him in areas where we think we don’t need His input. The church is filled with people who chose to trust themselves and their own ability instead of the Word of God. That kind of mindset is a disaster waiting to happen. Evangelist Frank King says that one reason believers don’t succeed in reaching a goal in life is that they trust their own ability more than they trust the Word of God. Duration 12:16  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>736</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>57</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Problem with Judging Others (Episode 55)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-problem-with-judging-others-episode-55--56352336</link><description><![CDATA[Today, we live in an extremely judgmental society. During His public ministry, Jesus had something to say about that subject. This episode addresses the problem with judging others. People often quote the words of Jesus when He said, “Judge not that you be not judged.” Those words of Jesus are often taken to mean we should never judge. But in another place (John 7:24), Jesus says we should not judge according to appearance but that we should judge with righteous judgment. Evangelist Frank King says that we can exercise righteous judgment only by way of the Word of God and by being led by the Holy Spirit. If we use ourselves as the standard for making judgments, they will be flawed. That’s because even though we are born again, we are still human. And the human perspective is flawed. Duration 14:17]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/e1472480-a83a-3a95-9701-47a615a946ef</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 03:00:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352336/judgingothers.mp3" length="13724634" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Today, we live in an extremely judgmental society. During His public ministry, Jesus had something to say about that subject. This episode addresses the problem with judging others. People often quote the words of Jesus when He said, “Judge not that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today, we live in an extremely judgmental society. During His public ministry, Jesus had something to say about that subject. This episode addresses the problem with judging others. People often quote the words of Jesus when He said, “Judge not that you be not judged.” Those words of Jesus are often taken to mean we should never judge. But in another place (John 7:24), Jesus says we should not judge according to appearance but that we should judge with righteous judgment. Evangelist Frank King says that we can exercise righteous judgment only by way of the Word of God and by being led by the Holy Spirit. If we use ourselves as the standard for making judgments, they will be flawed. That’s because even though we are born again, we are still human. And the human perspective is flawed. Duration 14:17]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>858</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>56</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Importance of Guarding Your Heart (Episode 54)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-guarding-your-heart-episode-54--56352363</link><description><![CDATA[Our heart refers to the very core of our being. It is the essence of who we are. We are a spiritual being because we were made in the image of God. That is the heart of who we are. Today, like never before, so much exists out there trying to negatively influence what we do, the way we think, and the way we view life. That’s why we need to diligently guard our heart. Many today try to make the argument that no correlation exists between our spiritual status and the things that we feed upon. But it’s not possible to sow all negative stuff in our spirit and still reap positive outflow from our heart to shape our life. Duration 11:59]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/ad5c2e88-6a23-3b70-bcf4-c563c365947b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 03:43:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352363/guardyourheart.mp3" length="11518652" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Our heart refers to the very core of our being. It is the essence of who we are. We are a spiritual being because we were made in the image of God. That is the heart of who we are. Today, like never before, so much exists out there trying to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our heart refers to the very core of our being. It is the essence of who we are. We are a spiritual being because we were made in the image of God. That is the heart of who we are. Today, like never before, so much exists out there trying to negatively influence what we do, the way we think, and the way we view life. That’s why we need to diligently guard our heart. Many today try to make the argument that no correlation exists between our spiritual status and the things that we feed upon. But it’s not possible to sow all negative stuff in our spirit and still reap positive outflow from our heart to shape our life. Duration 11:59]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>720</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Hope for the Hopeless (Episode 53)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/hope-for-the-hopeless-episode-53--56352367</link><description><![CDATA[Many people today find themselves in a state of despair. One definition for the word hopeless is “having no possibility of solution.” It does not matter whether a situation is truly hopeless, or it is imagined to be so because someone believes it is, though it is not. To the person who feels a sense of hopelessness, there is no difference between real and imagined. In this episode, Frank King explains how our faith in God and His word have the power to give us hope during times of despair.  He says we should not regard anything as hopeless because with God nothing is impossible. No situation exists for which we can’t find hope and a way forward through God and His Word. Duration 12:19]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/97553a09-bbc5-3977-b75d-fbaa1be27f7c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 22:40:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352367/hope4hopeless.mp3" length="11825836" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Many people today find themselves in a state of despair. One definition for the word hopeless is “having no possibility of solution.” It does not matter whether a situation is truly hopeless, or it is imagined to be so because someone believes it is,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people today find themselves in a state of despair. One definition for the word hopeless is “having no possibility of solution.” It does not matter whether a situation is truly hopeless, or it is imagined to be so because someone believes it is, though it is not. To the person who feels a sense of hopelessness, there is no difference between real and imagined. In this episode, Frank King explains how our faith in God and His word have the power to give us hope during times of despair.  He says we should not regard anything as hopeless because with God nothing is impossible. No situation exists for which we can’t find hope and a way forward through God and His Word. Duration 12:19]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>740</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>54</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Putting Your Faith in Action (Episode 52)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/putting-your-faith-in-action-episode-52--56352357</link><description><![CDATA[According to the Bible, faith without works is dead. This podcast episode addresses the importance of putting our faith into action. Faith in God comes primarily through reading and hearing the Word of God. Many people come to church weekly to hear the preaching and teaching of the Word of God. But what matters is not how much we know about the Word of God, but how much of it we put into action. That’s what Christianity is all about—putting our faith in action. During His public ministry, Jesus only responded favorably to those who came to him in genuine faith. That is still true about Him today. Duration 12:55]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/99c3efb9-da1d-39dc-bf5a-987141e3c87e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:30:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352357/puttingfaithnaction.mp3" length="12406806" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>According to the Bible, faith without works is dead. This podcast episode addresses the importance of putting our faith into action. Faith in God comes primarily through reading and hearing the Word of God. Many people come to church weekly to hear...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the Bible, faith without works is dead. This podcast episode addresses the importance of putting our faith into action. Faith in God comes primarily through reading and hearing the Word of God. Many people come to church weekly to hear the preaching and teaching of the Word of God. But what matters is not how much we know about the Word of God, but how much of it we put into action. That’s what Christianity is all about—putting our faith in action. During His public ministry, Jesus only responded favorably to those who came to him in genuine faith. That is still true about Him today. Duration 12:55]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>776</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>53</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Power of Godliness (Episode 51)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-godliness-episode-51--56352370</link><description><![CDATA[In simplest terms, to be godly means to be Christ-like.  For godliness denotes a deep reverence for God. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that there is something seriously powerful about living a godly life. It is true that we were saved by grace and not by how we live. None of us can live good enough to earn salvation. But that does not change the fact that there is something powerful about godly living. People today are looking for evidence of the difference Christ can make in a person’s life. It’s one thing to say that you are a Christian. It’s another thing for others to be positively impacted by your life even when you don’t advertise your Christianity. That is the power of godliness. Duration 13:27]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/7c54703e-3384-32dd-a171-0bf9618488fe</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352370/powerofgodliness.mp3" length="12925487" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In simplest terms, to be godly means to be Christ-like.  For godliness denotes a deep reverence for God. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that there is something seriously powerful about living a godly life. It is true that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In simplest terms, to be godly means to be Christ-like.  For godliness denotes a deep reverence for God. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that there is something seriously powerful about living a godly life. It is true that we were saved by grace and not by how we live. None of us can live good enough to earn salvation. But that does not change the fact that there is something powerful about godly living. People today are looking for evidence of the difference Christ can make in a person’s life. It’s one thing to say that you are a Christian. It’s another thing for others to be positively impacted by your life even when you don’t advertise your Christianity. That is the power of godliness. Duration 13:27]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>808</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Message of the Cross (Episode 50)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-message-of-the-cross-episode-50--56352325</link><description><![CDATA[Evangelist Frank King addresses the preaching of the cross. During this time we call Easter or Resurrection Day, preachers everywhere are preaching about the cross. That is not to suggest that the cross is a seasonal message, because it’s not. On the contrary, the message of the cross lies at the heart of the gospel. For in the Bible, all roads lead to the cross. Christ’s death at Calvary was a horrific sight. For our sins and not His own, He went to the cross to die a barbaric death. The holiness of God demanded that the sins of the world be judged. The bloodiness of Calvary and the ugliness of the crucifixion were a reflection of the seriousness of our sins against a holy God. Duration 11:48]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/4ffe83bd-3944-30f4-84eb-3937aa77fd06</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352325/messageofcross.mp3" length="11333901" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Evangelist Frank King addresses the preaching of the cross. During this time we call Easter or Resurrection Day, preachers everywhere are preaching about the cross. That is not to suggest that the cross is a seasonal message, because it’s not. On the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Evangelist Frank King addresses the preaching of the cross. During this time we call Easter or Resurrection Day, preachers everywhere are preaching about the cross. That is not to suggest that the cross is a seasonal message, because it’s not. On the contrary, the message of the cross lies at the heart of the gospel. For in the Bible, all roads lead to the cross. Christ’s death at Calvary was a horrific sight. For our sins and not His own, He went to the cross to die a barbaric death. The holiness of God demanded that the sins of the world be judged. The bloodiness of Calvary and the ugliness of the crucifixion were a reflection of the seriousness of our sins against a holy God. Duration 11:48]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>709</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>51</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Doctrine of the Grace of God (Episode 49)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doctrine-of-the-grace-of-god-episode-49--56352388</link><description><![CDATA[What if salvation was of such a cost that some people could afford it, while others could not? The good news is that we are all saved by grace, which means anybody who wants to be saved can afford to be saved. Grace refers to those things that are unmerited. That means grace can’t be earned by good works or purchased with money. Grace is a gift from God. Jesus was the only one worthy to die on the cross to redeem us. Everyone who places his faith in Christ’s redemptive work on the cross is saved by grace through faith in Him. This is the only means by which anyone can be saved from his or her sins. Duration 12:04]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9ae68557-3e14-340c-b873-7d4f8ce98aa2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:53:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352388/graceofgod.mp3" length="11596387" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What if salvation was of such a cost that some people could afford it, while others could not? The good news is that we are all saved by grace, which means anybody who wants to be saved can afford to be saved. Grace refers to those things that are...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What if salvation was of such a cost that some people could afford it, while others could not? The good news is that we are all saved by grace, which means anybody who wants to be saved can afford to be saved. Grace refers to those things that are unmerited. That means grace can’t be earned by good works or purchased with money. Grace is a gift from God. Jesus was the only one worthy to die on the cross to redeem us. Everyone who places his faith in Christ’s redemptive work on the cross is saved by grace through faith in Him. This is the only means by which anyone can be saved from his or her sins. Duration 12:04]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>725</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>50</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Believe Not Every Spirit (Episode 48)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/believe-not-every-spirit-episode-48--56352332</link><description><![CDATA[Many voices exist out there, all of them claim to be telling the truth, and so many people are confused. That is the state of our world today. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the reality of false prophets and our need to be more discerning.   Even during the days of the apostles, false prophets were a problem. In 1 John 4:1, John writes, “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (NASB).   As we draw closer to the return of our Lord, false prophets will become a bigger problem. It will become increasingly important for us to discern the voices out there. Duration 9:43  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/120ed650-56dd-3c9d-b4e6-f5fbd69f5652</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352332/believenoteveryspirit.mp3" length="9339400" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Many voices exist out there, all of them claim to be telling the truth, and so many people are confused. That is the state of our world today. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the reality of false prophets and our need to be more...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many voices exist out there, all of them claim to be telling the truth, and so many people are confused. That is the state of our world today. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the reality of false prophets and our need to be more discerning.   Even during the days of the apostles, false prophets were a problem. In 1 John 4:1, John writes, “Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (NASB).   As we draw closer to the return of our Lord, false prophets will become a bigger problem. It will become increasingly important for us to discern the voices out there. Duration 9:43  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>584</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>You Can Always Come Back to God (Episode 47)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-can-always-come-back-to-god-episode-47--56352394</link><description><![CDATA[We know that just as it is true of our biological family, God’s family is not a perfect family. Just because you are a Christian does not mean that you can’t blow it big time. Sometimes, we allow life or people or things to get the best of us. The devil would love nothing more than to cause us to become overwhelmed with the guilt of our moral failures. But the good news is that we can always come back to God. We can always repent and move forward with the Lord. That is the basis of the parable of the prodigal son that Jesus taught. Furthermore, Jesus says, all of heaven rejoices when a sinner repents and returns to God. Duration 14:25]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9b377714-5fa5-3029-b178-f02cb1401c75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:34:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352394/youcancomeback2god.mp3" length="13854202" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We know that just as it is true of our biological family, God’s family is not a perfect family. Just because you are a Christian does not mean that you can’t blow it big time. Sometimes, we allow life or people or things to get the best of us. The...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We know that just as it is true of our biological family, God’s family is not a perfect family. Just because you are a Christian does not mean that you can’t blow it big time. Sometimes, we allow life or people or things to get the best of us. The devil would love nothing more than to cause us to become overwhelmed with the guilt of our moral failures. But the good news is that we can always come back to God. We can always repent and move forward with the Lord. That is the basis of the parable of the prodigal son that Jesus taught. Furthermore, Jesus says, all of heaven rejoices when a sinner repents and returns to God. Duration 14:25]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>866</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Introduction to the Book of the Revelation (Episode 46)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/introduction-to-the-book-of-the-revelation-episode-46--56352397</link><description><![CDATA[Two prominent attitudes toward the book of the Revelation exist: One, it’s too hard to understand. And two, it’s too scary. But the intent of the book is not to scare us but to inform us. The book of the Revelation is priceless because it is the most comprehensive book on the fate of this current age. The awesome thing about this end-times book is that in it, history was written over 1900 years ago. There is absolutely nothing anyone can do to change the course of history that has been recorded in this book. We need not be troubled by what’s going on in our world. These things don’t suggest that God is not in control. On the contrary, because He revealed these end-time prophecies over 1900 years ago, the turbulent times of our day only confirm that God is in control. Duration 15:48]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/59cda1eb-4687-3108-a830-f8f2f4d5d345</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 02:01:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352397/introbookofrevelation.mp3" length="15176218" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Two prominent attitudes toward the book of the Revelation exist: One, it’s too hard to understand. And two, it’s too scary. But the intent of the book is not to scare us but to inform us. The book of the Revelation is priceless because it is the most...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two prominent attitudes toward the book of the Revelation exist: One, it’s too hard to understand. And two, it’s too scary. But the intent of the book is not to scare us but to inform us. The book of the Revelation is priceless because it is the most comprehensive book on the fate of this current age. The awesome thing about this end-times book is that in it, history was written over 1900 years ago. There is absolutely nothing anyone can do to change the course of history that has been recorded in this book. We need not be troubled by what’s going on in our world. These things don’t suggest that God is not in control. On the contrary, because He revealed these end-time prophecies over 1900 years ago, the turbulent times of our day only confirm that God is in control. Duration 15:48]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>949</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Christ Died to Set Us Free from Legalism (Episode 45)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/christ-died-to-set-us-free-from-legalism-episode-45--56352342</link><description><![CDATA[When Jesus died, He delivered us from the penalty of sin. He also delivered us from the bondage of sin. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King focuses on something else that Jesus has delivered us from through His death. He has set us free from the bondage of legalism through the ordinances and the religious decrees of men. Sad but true, some Christians still live in bondage to lots of rules and do’s and don’ts that have nothing to do with living for Christ. They have subjected themselves to the legalistic views of others. But that is not the will of God for our life. Through His death, Christ nailed legalism to the cross to set us free. Duration 11:28]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/15f08f72-7e51-3e5f-aa3d-9684552f5af3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352342/freefromlegalism.mp3" length="11020447" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When Jesus died, He delivered us from the penalty of sin. He also delivered us from the bondage of sin. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King focuses on something else that Jesus has delivered us from through His death. He has set us free...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Jesus died, He delivered us from the penalty of sin. He also delivered us from the bondage of sin. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King focuses on something else that Jesus has delivered us from through His death. He has set us free from the bondage of legalism through the ordinances and the religious decrees of men. Sad but true, some Christians still live in bondage to lots of rules and do’s and don’ts that have nothing to do with living for Christ. They have subjected themselves to the legalistic views of others. But that is not the will of God for our life. Through His death, Christ nailed legalism to the cross to set us free. Duration 11:28]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>689</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>46</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Importance of Faith in God (Episode 44)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-importance-of-faith-in-god-episode-44--56352339</link><description><![CDATA[The Bible defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In a nutshell, faith is the essence of Christian living. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. Life demands our need for faith in God. We all experience overwhelming situations, at one time or another. They include serious illness, financial struggles, ministry challenges, overwhelming personal issues, etc. Faith is not an option but a must, to receive from God. Faith enables us to understand and embrace biblical teachings or biblical declarations that defy human logic. If we require everything in the Bible to satisfy our human logic or understanding, we won’t be able to walk with God. Duration 12:43]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/57de4b28-b8d2-331a-8c1e-8dcbe7215bc4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352339/importanceoffaithngod2.mp3" length="12222488" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Bible defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In a nutshell, faith is the essence of Christian living. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. Life demands our need for faith in God. We all...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Bible defines faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. In a nutshell, faith is the essence of Christian living. For without faith, it is impossible to please God. Life demands our need for faith in God. We all experience overwhelming situations, at one time or another. They include serious illness, financial struggles, ministry challenges, overwhelming personal issues, etc. Faith is not an option but a must, to receive from God. Faith enables us to understand and embrace biblical teachings or biblical declarations that defy human logic. If we require everything in the Bible to satisfy our human logic or understanding, we won’t be able to walk with God. Duration 12:43]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>764</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice (Episode 43)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/obedience-is-better-than-sacrifice-episode-43--56352334</link><description><![CDATA[Some people are big on religious activities and rituals but choose to live in disobedience to God’s instructions for their life. More than anything else, however, God wants our obedience to Him. That is what we mean by the religious cliché, “obedience is better than sacrifice.” It’s a good thing for us to attend church regularly, reverence God through our rituals, and give financial offerings. But churchgoers tend to place way more value on these activities than God does. God is not impressed with our religious activity. What He wants is our heart; our obedience to Him. Evangelist Frank King reminds us that nothing exists that we can offer God to compensate for a lack of obedience to Him. Duration 12:54]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/0b8262bf-bfa8-37ff-8393-a718f2225ada</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352334/obediencevssacrifice.mp3" length="12391347" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some people are big on religious activities and rituals but choose to live in disobedience to God’s instructions for their life. More than anything else, however, God wants our obedience to Him. That is what we mean by the religious cliché, “obedience...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some people are big on religious activities and rituals but choose to live in disobedience to God’s instructions for their life. More than anything else, however, God wants our obedience to Him. That is what we mean by the religious cliché, “obedience is better than sacrifice.” It’s a good thing for us to attend church regularly, reverence God through our rituals, and give financial offerings. But churchgoers tend to place way more value on these activities than God does. God is not impressed with our religious activity. What He wants is our heart; our obedience to Him. Evangelist Frank King reminds us that nothing exists that we can offer God to compensate for a lack of obedience to Him. Duration 12:54]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>775</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Problem With a Carnal Mind (Episode 42)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-problem-with-a-carnal-mind-episode-42--56352340</link><description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, the carnal mind is the natural mind. The carnal mind is the mind of the flesh. We were all born with a carnal mind. The question is, what is wrong, in the eyes of God, with a carnal mind? Evangelist Frank King addresses that question in this episode. This episode underscores the reason why Jesus says we must become born again. There is something fundamentally wrong with the mindset that we are born with that makes it impossible—not hard, but impossible—for us to please God in that state. The good news is that when we accept Christ as our Savior, we become a new creation. Through this life-changing experience, we are empowered to live a spiritually-minded life. Duration 11:59]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/88188a96-e537-391a-bbb9-f474aa009b5c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352340/whatswrong_carnalmind.mp3" length="11512796" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Generally speaking, the carnal mind is the natural mind. The carnal mind is the mind of the flesh. We were all born with a carnal mind. The question is, what is wrong, in the eyes of God, with a carnal mind? Evangelist Frank King addresses that...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Generally speaking, the carnal mind is the natural mind. The carnal mind is the mind of the flesh. We were all born with a carnal mind. The question is, what is wrong, in the eyes of God, with a carnal mind? Evangelist Frank King addresses that question in this episode. This episode underscores the reason why Jesus says we must become born again. There is something fundamentally wrong with the mindset that we are born with that makes it impossible—not hard, but impossible—for us to please God in that state. The good news is that when we accept Christ as our Savior, we become a new creation. Through this life-changing experience, we are empowered to live a spiritually-minded life. Duration 11:59]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>720</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Who Is Your Neighbor? (Episode 41)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-is-your-neighbor-episode-41--56352338</link><description><![CDATA[Virtually all of us belong to a neighborhood of some kind. But in the eyes of God, who is your neighbor? In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses that question. According to the Bible, we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Jesus says this commandment is second only to the commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible has a way of challenging our traditional views, our preconceived notions, and our narrow-minded or hypocritical views. When our eyes become open to our errant thinking, we must bring our thinking in line with biblical truth. That is the focus of this podcast episode regarding the subject of who is your neighbor. Duration 14:08]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/bbf1c0ed-ac2d-3283-bd7c-7e0b7a58aa32</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352338/whoisneighbor.mp3" length="13580845" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Virtually all of us belong to a neighborhood of some kind. But in the eyes of God, who is your neighbor? In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses that question. According to the Bible, we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Jesus...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Virtually all of us belong to a neighborhood of some kind. But in the eyes of God, who is your neighbor? In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses that question. According to the Bible, we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Jesus says this commandment is second only to the commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Bible has a way of challenging our traditional views, our preconceived notions, and our narrow-minded or hypocritical views. When our eyes become open to our errant thinking, we must bring our thinking in line with biblical truth. That is the focus of this podcast episode regarding the subject of who is your neighbor. Duration 14:08]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>849</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>42</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How We Overcome the World (Episode 40)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-overcome-the-world-episode-40--56352398</link><description><![CDATA[The Bible advises us to "be not conformed to this world" (Romans 12:2).  In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on how we can overcome this world. When we overcome the world, our life is no longer governed by the ways and the principles of this world but by the principles of the Kingdom of God. Some may argue that people today can’t live for God in this ungodly world. But if you believe that it’s not possible to live for God in the 21st century, you will live according to what you believe. As Christians, however, we should believe what the Bible declares. According to the Word of God, we CAN overcome this world and live victoriously for the Lord. Duration 13:02]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2fec8865-7cf5-344a-8530-35a4cdb14183</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352398/howweovercomeworld.mp3" length="12517144" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Bible advises us to "be not conformed to this world" (Romans 12:2).  In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on how we can overcome this world. When we overcome the world, our life is no longer governed by the ways and the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Bible advises us to "be not conformed to this world" (Romans 12:2).  In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on how we can overcome this world. When we overcome the world, our life is no longer governed by the ways and the principles of this world but by the principles of the Kingdom of God. Some may argue that people today can’t live for God in this ungodly world. But if you believe that it’s not possible to live for God in the 21st century, you will live according to what you believe. As Christians, however, we should believe what the Bible declares. According to the Word of God, we CAN overcome this world and live victoriously for the Lord. Duration 13:02]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>783</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Return of the Lord (Episode 39)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-return-of-the-lord-episode-39--56352359</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people today live as if they are born just to live and then die, end of story. But that’s not the end of the story. The Bible declares that Jesus Christ is coming again, and every one of us will meet Him. We must not allow ourselves to be infected with the spirit of this world that mocks the promised return of the Lord Jesus Christ. A day will occur when this world, as we currently know it, will cease to exist. We don’t know when that fateful day will be. That’s why Jesus taught His disciples to live in readiness for His return. Duration 15:11]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/8f3a835b-a77b-3548-b7dd-0bb7bcc8955a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352359/returnoflord.mp3" length="14587711" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people today live as if they are born just to live and then die, end of story. But that’s not the end of the story. The Bible declares that Jesus Christ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people today live as if they are born just to live and then die, end of story. But that’s not the end of the story. The Bible declares that Jesus Christ is coming again, and every one of us will meet Him. We must not allow ourselves to be infected with the spirit of this world that mocks the promised return of the Lord Jesus Christ. A day will occur when this world, as we currently know it, will cease to exist. We don’t know when that fateful day will be. That’s why Jesus taught His disciples to live in readiness for His return. Duration 15:11]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>912</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How the Word of God Changes Lives (Episode 38)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-the-word-of-god-changes-lives-episode-38--56352387</link><description><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus compared the ministry of the Word of God to a farmer sowing seeds. We know that a seed always produces after its own kind. In other words, if you plant corn, you get corn. Plant okra, you get okra, etc. Things work the same way with the Word of God-- it produces after its kind. That means, if you faithfully sow or minister the Word of God to those whose heart is open; over time, it will produce the character of God in their life. Evangelist Frank King says it is vitally important that preachers believe in the power of the Word of God to change lives this way. If they don’t, they will resort to other means to impact lives, which will be ineffective. Duration 13:58]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/042b3593-1806-3fc0-83ca-19227e266e17</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 23:44:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352387/howwordchanges.mp3" length="13423706" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>During His public ministry, Jesus compared the ministry of the Word of God to a farmer sowing seeds. We know that a seed always produces after its own kind. In other words, if you plant corn, you get corn. Plant okra, you get okra, etc. Things work...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[During His public ministry, Jesus compared the ministry of the Word of God to a farmer sowing seeds. We know that a seed always produces after its own kind. In other words, if you plant corn, you get corn. Plant okra, you get okra, etc. Things work the same way with the Word of God-- it produces after its kind. That means, if you faithfully sow or minister the Word of God to those whose heart is open; over time, it will produce the character of God in their life. Evangelist Frank King says it is vitally important that preachers believe in the power of the Word of God to change lives this way. If they don’t, they will resort to other means to impact lives, which will be ineffective. Duration 13:58]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>839</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Taking a Faith Journey (Episode 37)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/taking-a-faith-journey-episode-37--56352344</link><description><![CDATA[Everybody who is committed to following the Lord is on a faith journey. Why? Because that’s the only kind of journey the Lord leads us on. How far we make it on that journey is determined by how much we are willing to walk by faith and trust God for the outcome. That’s the gist of Evangelist Frank King’s message in this podcast episode. According to the Bible, it’s impossible to please God without faith. Not hard; but impossible. In our dealings with God, if we must see the total picture, or if we must always know the total game plan before we move or act, we won’t accomplish much for the Lord. Duration 16:52]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c59e5e57-a960-3724-a4bd-574f60a33e4b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352344/takingafaithjourney.mp3" length="16201869" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Everybody who is committed to following the Lord is on a faith journey. Why? Because that’s the only kind of journey the Lord leads us on. How far we make it on that journey is determined by how much we are willing to walk by faith and trust God for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Everybody who is committed to following the Lord is on a faith journey. Why? Because that’s the only kind of journey the Lord leads us on. How far we make it on that journey is determined by how much we are willing to walk by faith and trust God for the outcome. That’s the gist of Evangelist Frank King’s message in this podcast episode. According to the Bible, it’s impossible to please God without faith. Not hard; but impossible. In our dealings with God, if we must see the total picture, or if we must always know the total game plan before we move or act, we won’t accomplish much for the Lord. Duration 16:52]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1013</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Sign from Heaven--A Christmas Message (Episode 36)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-sign-from-heaven-a-christmas-message-episode-36--56352391</link><description><![CDATA[For many people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. In America, people travel afar to be with loved ones this time of the year. For Christians, the true meaning of Christmas message can be summed up in one verse: “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Nearly 2000 years after the birth of Christ, the world is still talking about Him, and millions around the world are passionately following His teachings. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on an amazing Messianic prophecy: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."Duration 14:50]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/1e871e3b-87a9-391d-a7e0-ce6cdb964c9c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352391/signfromheaven.mp3" length="14241716" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For many people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. In America, people travel afar to be with loved ones this time of the year. For Christians, the true meaning of Christmas message can be summed up in one verse: “God so loved the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For many people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. In America, people travel afar to be with loved ones this time of the year. For Christians, the true meaning of Christmas message can be summed up in one verse: “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Nearly 2000 years after the birth of Christ, the world is still talking about Him, and millions around the world are passionately following His teachings. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on an amazing Messianic prophecy: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."Duration 14:50]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>891</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Making Christ Your Priority (Episode 35)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-christ-your-priority-episode-35--56352405</link><description><![CDATA[We always have choices for utilizing our time. The decisions we make regarding our time say a lot about what matters most in our life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the importance of making Christ our priority. He says no better investment exists in our life than to make it a priority to spend time with the Lord. Some people may argue that they don’t have the time to spend say 30 minutes a day with God. But Christianity is not an add-on to what we were already doing. Rather, we must make Christ the priority at the expense of something else that used to be our priority. Duration 14:32]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/3b5e2ae2-bb4f-3a7f-93f1-ecd9dc7cbd30</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352405/makechristpriority.mp3" length="13962867" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We always have choices for utilizing our time. The decisions we make regarding our time say a lot about what matters most in our life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the importance of making Christ our priority. He says no...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We always have choices for utilizing our time. The decisions we make regarding our time say a lot about what matters most in our life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the importance of making Christ our priority. He says no better investment exists in our life than to make it a priority to spend time with the Lord. Some people may argue that they don’t have the time to spend say 30 minutes a day with God. But Christianity is not an add-on to what we were already doing. Rather, we must make Christ the priority at the expense of something else that used to be our priority. Duration 14:32]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>873</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Religion Is Not Enough (Episode 34)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/religion-is-not-enough-episode-34--56352393</link><description><![CDATA[Christianity is based upon a personal relationship with God. That relationship is made possible only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is that many churchgoers fail to ever move from the point of mere religion to relationship. When we have a personal relationship with God, we don’t relate to Him as some foreign and spiritual mystery but as a close, trustworthy friend. Church leaders sometimes send the wrong message. They like to emphasize head count, church attendance each week, getting involved in so-called church work, and of course, being faithful in tithes and offerings. But in this episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that the ultimate goal should be to help each church member enter into a personal relationship with the Lord. Duration 15:45]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/9c59a040-0804-3461-a1c4-12329d3a3568</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352393/religionnotenough.mp3" length="15121445" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Christianity is based upon a personal relationship with God. That relationship is made possible only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is that many churchgoers fail to ever move from the point of mere religion to relationship. When we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Christianity is based upon a personal relationship with God. That relationship is made possible only through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is that many churchgoers fail to ever move from the point of mere religion to relationship. When we have a personal relationship with God, we don’t relate to Him as some foreign and spiritual mystery but as a close, trustworthy friend. Church leaders sometimes send the wrong message. They like to emphasize head count, church attendance each week, getting involved in so-called church work, and of course, being faithful in tithes and offerings. But in this episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that the ultimate goal should be to help each church member enter into a personal relationship with the Lord. Duration 15:45]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>946</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God’s Plan of Salvation (Episode 33)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-plan-of-salvation-episode-33--56352345</link><description><![CDATA[Nothing should be more important to us than to be sure that we are right with God.  If we fail on that point, nothing else matters in the end. The question is, how do we do that? So many religions and denominations exist in our world. Nearly all claim to have a way of getting right with God. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King explains God’s plan for salvation. Salvation is the real deal. We can be wrong on many things in life that won’t be game changers. But if we are wrong on the subject of salvation, that will have eternal consequences. Duration 14:32]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/08623bee-ec89-3f68-9c24-5870ce290d3c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 15:23:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352345/godsplan4salvation.mp3" length="13956595" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Nothing should be more important to us than to be sure that we are right with God.  If we fail on that point, nothing else matters in the end. The question is, how do we do that? So many religions and denominations exist in our world. Nearly all claim...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nothing should be more important to us than to be sure that we are right with God.  If we fail on that point, nothing else matters in the end. The question is, how do we do that? So many religions and denominations exist in our world. Nearly all claim to have a way of getting right with God. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King explains God’s plan for salvation. Salvation is the real deal. We can be wrong on many things in life that won’t be game changers. But if we are wrong on the subject of salvation, that will have eternal consequences. Duration 14:32]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>873</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Has the Answer (Episode 32)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-has-the-answer-episode-32--56352362</link><description><![CDATA[Every life is amply supplied with personal challenges. None of us has all the answers to those challenges. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King highlights the point that God has the answer to every problem we have. Hence, it behooves us to place our faith in Him. Our faith is no better than the object of our faith. Some people place their faith in money, but money has its limits. Others have faith in themselves or in other people; they also have limits. But God is not limited by our circumstances or by our resources. He is not even limited by the state of our economy. He can supply all our needs according to His riches in glory.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/13dadcae-c4aa-328e-819d-93b4ce76eafb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:49:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352362/godhasanswer.mp3" length="12855684" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Every life is amply supplied with personal challenges. None of us has all the answers to those challenges. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King highlights the point that God has the answer to every problem we have. Hence, it behooves us to place our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every life is amply supplied with personal challenges. None of us has all the answers to those challenges. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King highlights the point that God has the answer to every problem we have. Hence, it behooves us to place our faith in Him. Our faith is no better than the object of our faith. Some people place their faith in money, but money has its limits. Others have faith in themselves or in other people; they also have limits. But God is not limited by our circumstances or by our resources. He is not even limited by the state of our economy. He can supply all our needs according to His riches in glory.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>804</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Not by Bread Alone (Episode 31)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-by-bread-alone-episode-31--56352346</link><description><![CDATA[If you want to be and stay strong in the Lord, you must—not should but must-- develop a healthy appetite for the Word of God. We are not only a physical being but also we are a spiritual being. No matter how good and wholesome the foods are that we eat, they can do nothing to help us become spiritually strong or healthy. Hence, Jesus says, "Man shall not live on bread alone” (Matthew 4:4). You need the Word of God if you want to become and stay the strong and vibrant Christian God wants you to be. Any believer who does not build himself up with His Word is going to be anemic and spiritually malnourished. Duration 14:12]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/fcec2a03-8a4e-32cc-9df1-02b4852b8805</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 05:23:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352346/notbreadalone.mp3" length="13641879" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>If you want to be and stay strong in the Lord, you must—not should but must-- develop a healthy appetite for the Word of God. We are not only a physical being but also we are a spiritual being. No matter how good and wholesome the foods are that we...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you want to be and stay strong in the Lord, you must—not should but must-- develop a healthy appetite for the Word of God. We are not only a physical being but also we are a spiritual being. No matter how good and wholesome the foods are that we eat, they can do nothing to help us become spiritually strong or healthy. Hence, Jesus says, "Man shall not live on bread alone” (Matthew 4:4). You need the Word of God if you want to become and stay the strong and vibrant Christian God wants you to be. Any believer who does not build himself up with His Word is going to be anemic and spiritually malnourished. Duration 14:12]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>853</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Why We Need to Contend for the Faith (Episode 30)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-we-need-to-contend-for-the-faith-episode-30--56352350</link><description><![CDATA[Unless you live with your head buried in the sand, you know that fierce opposition exists toward the Word of God these days.  The adversaries are passionate about advancing their cause. Christians must be just as passionate about defending and advancing the gospel. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges believers to earnestly contend for the faith that was handed down to us by Jesus and the apostles. He says many preachers today are preaching another gospel. In turn, the church is moving further and further away from the true gospel. God has made us the stewards of the gospel. We must uphold, defend and advance the gospel that has been handed down to us thru the Word of God. Duration 13:59]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6980b7b2-7d1f-3dee-bcf8-7ca64a5365f3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 02:30:53 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352350/contending4faith.mp3" length="13430393" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Unless you live with your head buried in the sand, you know that fierce opposition exists toward the Word of God these days.  The adversaries are passionate about advancing their cause. Christians must be just as passionate about defending and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unless you live with your head buried in the sand, you know that fierce opposition exists toward the Word of God these days.  The adversaries are passionate about advancing their cause. Christians must be just as passionate about defending and advancing the gospel. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges believers to earnestly contend for the faith that was handed down to us by Jesus and the apostles. He says many preachers today are preaching another gospel. In turn, the church is moving further and further away from the true gospel. God has made us the stewards of the gospel. We must uphold, defend and advance the gospel that has been handed down to us thru the Word of God. Duration 13:59]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>840</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Three Reasons to Be Thankful (Episode 29)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/three-reasons-to-be-thankful-episode-29--56352351</link><description><![CDATA[With a view toward the holiday we call Thanksgiving Day, Evangelist Frank King shares three reasons for us to be thankful. Of course, thanksgiving for us is not merely a day of the year; rather, it is a way of life. But the holiday does serve as a good occasion for us talk about the importance of thanksgiving and being thankful. It’s highly possible that some who listen to this podcast episode may not be feeling as though they have much to be thankful for. Let’s face it; even Christians can have those seasons in life where things look pretty dark. But Frank says these are three reasons you should be thankful—even when your circumstances suggest otherwise. Duration 12:43]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/5d53f275-f6b7-387e-bcbd-9c02d8c0748e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 03:46:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352351/3reason2bthankful.mp3" length="12219978" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With a view toward the holiday we call Thanksgiving Day, Evangelist Frank King shares three reasons for us to be thankful. Of course, thanksgiving for us is not merely a day of the year; rather, it is a way of life. But the holiday does serve as a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With a view toward the holiday we call Thanksgiving Day, Evangelist Frank King shares three reasons for us to be thankful. Of course, thanksgiving for us is not merely a day of the year; rather, it is a way of life. But the holiday does serve as a good occasion for us talk about the importance of thanksgiving and being thankful. It’s highly possible that some who listen to this podcast episode may not be feeling as though they have much to be thankful for. Let’s face it; even Christians can have those seasons in life where things look pretty dark. But Frank says these are three reasons you should be thankful—even when your circumstances suggest otherwise. Duration 12:43]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>764</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God’s Way of Doing Things (Episode 28)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-way-of-doing-things-episode-28--56352341</link><description><![CDATA[God’s ways are immeasurably higher than ours. To properly relate to Him, we must have some understanding of His ways. The more we understand His way of doing things, the better we can properly relate to Him. Some Christians are naïve in their approach to God because they are ignorant of His ways. The way they think is just not compatible with how God operates. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses God’s way of doing things. He says our ignorance of the ways of God can breed frustration. The good news is that He has given us the Bible so we can learn and trust His ways. Duration 12:24  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2d8d498a-d8f3-335e-9088-6e847d8087c3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352341/godswayofdoingthings.mp3" length="11914447" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>God’s ways are immeasurably higher than ours. To properly relate to Him, we must have some understanding of His ways. The more we understand His way of doing things, the better we can properly relate to Him. Some Christians are naïve in their approach...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[God’s ways are immeasurably higher than ours. To properly relate to Him, we must have some understanding of His ways. The more we understand His way of doing things, the better we can properly relate to Him. Some Christians are naïve in their approach to God because they are ignorant of His ways. The way they think is just not compatible with how God operates. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses God’s way of doing things. He says our ignorance of the ways of God can breed frustration. The good news is that He has given us the Bible so we can learn and trust His ways. Duration 12:24  ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>745</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Abiding in the Truth (Episode 27)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abiding-in-the-truth-episode-27--56352347</link><description><![CDATA[Frank King addresses the all-important subject of abiding in the truth. He says it is vital for us to know the truth through God’s Word. But equally important, we must abide, stay rooted, in the truth. Just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. One can be in the faith a long time and still be unsure about what he or she believes. Some religions today are a subtle perversion of the gospel of Christ. If one does not really know what he believes, he stands the risk of straying or totally departing from his faith. Duration 14:30]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/c5759ab0-a659-34f4-bfd5-2fb51f82f404</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 18:42:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352347/abidingntruth2.mp3" length="13929005" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Frank King addresses the all-important subject of abiding in the truth. He says it is vital for us to know the truth through God’s Word. But equally important, we must abide, stay rooted, in the truth. Just because a person has been presented with the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frank King addresses the all-important subject of abiding in the truth. He says it is vital for us to know the truth through God’s Word. But equally important, we must abide, stay rooted, in the truth. Just because a person has been presented with the truth does not safeguard that person from ending up in error. One can be in the faith a long time and still be unsure about what he or she believes. Some religions today are a subtle perversion of the gospel of Christ. If one does not really know what he believes, he stands the risk of straying or totally departing from his faith. Duration 14:30]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Overcoming Fear by Faith (Episode 26)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/overcoming-fear-by-faith-episode-26--56352408</link><description><![CDATA[Fear in and of itself is not a sin. All of us will experience fear at times. We were born with the capacity to fear. But the Lord does not want our lives to be governed by or dominated by fear. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King ministers on the subject of overcoming fear by faith. He stresses the importance of the Word of God for keeping us deeply rooted in faith. During Jesus’ ministry, He didn’t teach one sermon about how to escape being tested in life. He never promised us that life would be free of challenges. But He taught a lot about the importance of having faith in God. The evidence that we have genuine faith in Him is that we won’t live our lives dominated by fear. Duration 15:15]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/4a1c4156-f8cd-3127-9463-ae301b2294bd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2022 02:27:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352408/overcomingfear2.mp3" length="14644540" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Fear in and of itself is not a sin. All of us will experience fear at times. We were born with the capacity to fear. But the Lord does not want our lives to be governed by or dominated by fear. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King ministers...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fear in and of itself is not a sin. All of us will experience fear at times. We were born with the capacity to fear. But the Lord does not want our lives to be governed by or dominated by fear. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King ministers on the subject of overcoming fear by faith. He stresses the importance of the Word of God for keeping us deeply rooted in faith. During Jesus’ ministry, He didn’t teach one sermon about how to escape being tested in life. He never promised us that life would be free of challenges. But He taught a lot about the importance of having faith in God. The evidence that we have genuine faith in Him is that we won’t live our lives dominated by fear. Duration 15:15]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>916</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How God Speaks to Us (Episode 25)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-god-speaks-to-us-episode-25--56352348</link><description><![CDATA[God speaks to us primarily through His Word. The premise of that statement is that God and His Word are one. That means what He says to us through His Word is always consistent with what He would say to us if He were to speak to us in an audible voice. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King takes the subject of God speaking to us to another level. He says the Bible is the absolute standard of truth. God always speaks and acts in accordance with His Word. But He can speak to us in other ways in addition to but consistent with the Bible. If we need a personalized answer or direction from God, He has means of communicating that answer or direction to us. Duration 12:07]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/2007a4d7-436a-3d40-be65-e371516a375a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 13:57:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352348/howgodspeaks2us.mp3" length="11643187" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>God speaks to us primarily through His Word. The premise of that statement is that God and His Word are one. That means what He says to us through His Word is always consistent with what He would say to us if He were to speak to us in an audible...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[God speaks to us primarily through His Word. The premise of that statement is that God and His Word are one. That means what He says to us through His Word is always consistent with what He would say to us if He were to speak to us in an audible voice. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King takes the subject of God speaking to us to another level. He says the Bible is the absolute standard of truth. God always speaks and acts in accordance with His Word. But He can speak to us in other ways in addition to but consistent with the Bible. If we need a personalized answer or direction from God, He has means of communicating that answer or direction to us. Duration 12:07]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>728</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Sometimes, You Have to Encourage Yourself (Episode 24)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sometimes-you-have-to-encourage-yourself-episode-24--56352371</link><description><![CDATA[We all need to be encouraged at times. One reason many believers attend church is to be encouraged and strengthened in their walk with the Lord. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King says it’s also important to be able to encourage yourself. Sometimes, your need to be encouraged can’t wait until the next time the church doors open. Or the kind of encouragement you need to hear may not be the message for the day at church. If you don’t know how to encourage yourself in the face of circumstances that threaten to overwhelm and depress you, you will have a problem standing in times like that. Frank says your ability to encourage yourself is a function of your personal relationship with the Lord. Duration 13:51]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/68749337-2ce0-3704-91d0-341ce8088d6b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:00:36 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352371/encourageyourselfnthelord.mp3" length="13300833" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We all need to be encouraged at times. One reason many believers attend church is to be encouraged and strengthened in their walk with the Lord. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King says it’s also important to be able to encourage yourself....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all need to be encouraged at times. One reason many believers attend church is to be encouraged and strengthened in their walk with the Lord. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King says it’s also important to be able to encourage yourself. Sometimes, your need to be encouraged can’t wait until the next time the church doors open. Or the kind of encouragement you need to hear may not be the message for the day at church. If you don’t know how to encourage yourself in the face of circumstances that threaten to overwhelm and depress you, you will have a problem standing in times like that. Frank says your ability to encourage yourself is a function of your personal relationship with the Lord. Duration 13:51]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>832</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Seeing Good in Our Bad (Episode 23)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/seeing-good-in-our-bad-episode-23--56352352</link><description><![CDATA[Seeing good in our bad is not an easy thing to do. Too often, when bad times come in our life, all we can see and think about and talk about is what we are going through. But God can take those situations and use them for His glory. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges us to strive to see good even in our bad. He says sometimes, God is working out His best in us through the bad things He allows us to go through. According to the Bible, God makes all things work together for our good. That’s a good reason we should believe that even when things are bad for us, God is causing them to trend toward something good on our behalf. Duration 13:43]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/a0a6e759-e69e-3361-abaf-dd5ea8535aa0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:40:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352352/seeinggoodnbad.mp3" length="13171247" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Seeing good in our bad is not an easy thing to do. Too often, when bad times come in our life, all we can see and think about and talk about is what we are going through. But God can take those situations and use them for His glory. In this podcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seeing good in our bad is not an easy thing to do. Too often, when bad times come in our life, all we can see and think about and talk about is what we are going through. But God can take those situations and use them for His glory. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges us to strive to see good even in our bad. He says sometimes, God is working out His best in us through the bad things He allows us to go through. According to the Bible, God makes all things work together for our good. That’s a good reason we should believe that even when things are bad for us, God is causing them to trend toward something good on our behalf. Duration 13:43]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>824</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How to Be Strong in the Lord (Episode 22)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-be-strong-in-the-lord-episode-22--56352390</link><description><![CDATA[Do you ever look at the news and wonder what in the world is going on? The truth is that we are living in spiritually vicious times. The devil is running rampant executing his mission to kill, to steal, and to destroy. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King explains how we can be strong in the Lord. He says every genuine believer has what he or she needs to become strong in the Lord. Furthermore, it is the only way we can stand firmly against the works of the devil against us. Being a Christian does not automatically make you strong in the Lord. You can be a Christian and not be strong in the Lord, but you can’t be strong in the Lord without being a Christian. Duration 15:25]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/238c6c1d-3bfd-3449-97b6-78a925ba300e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:35:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352390/how2bstrongnlord.mp3" length="14806310" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Do you ever look at the news and wonder what in the world is going on? The truth is that we are living in spiritually vicious times. The devil is running rampant executing his mission to kill, to steal, and to destroy. In this podcast episode,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you ever look at the news and wonder what in the world is going on? The truth is that we are living in spiritually vicious times. The devil is running rampant executing his mission to kill, to steal, and to destroy. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King explains how we can be strong in the Lord. He says every genuine believer has what he or she needs to become strong in the Lord. Furthermore, it is the only way we can stand firmly against the works of the devil against us. Being a Christian does not automatically make you strong in the Lord. You can be a Christian and not be strong in the Lord, but you can’t be strong in the Lord without being a Christian. Duration 15:25]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>926</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God’s Love for the Lost (Episode 21)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-love-for-the-lost-episode-21--56352364</link><description><![CDATA[When we say we know God loves us, it’s not just because He said so in His Word. Love is not talk but action. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His Son to die on the cross for a world of sinners. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on God’s love for the lost. He says God loves the lost just as much as He loves those of us who have accepted Christ as our Savior. The subject of God’s love for the lost hits home for all of us. We come into contact with unbelievers every day. God wants us to be men and women after His own heart to have genuine love for the lost. Duration 14:30]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/72412497-304e-3b13-b945-f39923c6b4d3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 21:11:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352364/godslove4lost.mp3" length="13933188" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>When we say we know God loves us, it’s not just because He said so in His Word. Love is not talk but action. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His Son to die on the cross for a world of sinners. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we say we know God loves us, it’s not just because He said so in His Word. Love is not talk but action. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His Son to die on the cross for a world of sinners. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on God’s love for the lost. He says God loves the lost just as much as He loves those of us who have accepted Christ as our Savior. The subject of God’s love for the lost hits home for all of us. We come into contact with unbelievers every day. God wants us to be men and women after His own heart to have genuine love for the lost. Duration 14:30]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>871</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Power of Preaching (Episode 20)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-preaching-episode-20--56352349</link><description><![CDATA[For these times in which we live, God’s people need to hear a word from the Lord. In this podcast episode, Frank King teaches on how powerfully lives can be impacted by the preaching of the gospel. Anyone who preaches or teaches the Word of God should find much encouragement in the message of this episode. It is imperative that ministers of the gospel believe in transformative power of preaching. Frank says the power of preaching is not rooted in the length of a sermon or the communication skills of the messenger. But it is rooted in whose message the messenger proclaims. The gospel is the power of God for salvation for all who believes (Romans 1:16).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">frankking025.podbean.com/6b8c6761-2267-39ae-9cc6-1ea2ae203f79</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352349/powerofpreaching.mp3" length="13218895" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For these times in which we live, God’s people need to hear a word from the Lord. In this podcast episode, Frank King teaches on how powerfully lives can be impacted by the preaching of the gospel. Anyone who preaches or teaches the Word of God should...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For these times in which we live, God’s people need to hear a word from the Lord. In this podcast episode, Frank King teaches on how powerfully lives can be impacted by the preaching of the gospel. Anyone who preaches or teaches the Word of God should find much encouragement in the message of this episode. It is imperative that ministers of the gospel believe in transformative power of preaching. Frank says the power of preaching is not rooted in the length of a sermon or the communication skills of the messenger. But it is rooted in whose message the messenger proclaims. The gospel is the power of God for salvation for all who believes (Romans 1:16).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>827</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0586d238ff205a9d7edf4ca177ed3a49.jpg"/><itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Knows How to Get Your Attention (Episode 19)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-knows-how-to-get-your-attention-episode-19--56352368</link><description><![CDATA[Do you sense God calling you to do something you don't want to do? Or is the Holy Spirit convicting you about a wrong in your life that you refuse to stop doing?     In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores God’s extraordinary ability to get your attention. Some people seem to think that they can run from God or hide from Him or even ignore Him.     Frank says when we fight the will of God for our life, we can make it hard on ourselves. No, He  does not do tit for tat in dealing with us. He doesn’t literally beat up on us when we disobey His will. But the truth is that you can never win, resisting His efforts to get your attention. Duration 14:39]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=2054</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2022 00:24:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352368/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_08_godgetsattention.mp3" length="14071543" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Do you sense God calling you to do something you don't want to do? Or is the Holy Spirit convicting you about a wrong in your life that you refuse to stop doing?     In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores God’s extraordinary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you sense God calling you to do something you don't want to do? Or is the Holy Spirit convicting you about a wrong in your life that you refuse to stop doing?     In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores God’s extraordinary ability to get your attention. Some people seem to think that they can run from God or hide from Him or even ignore Him.     Frank says when we fight the will of God for our life, we can make it hard on ourselves. No, He  does not do tit for tat in dealing with us. He doesn’t literally beat up on us when we disobey His will. But the truth is that you can never win, resisting His efforts to get your attention. Duration 14:39]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>880</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Wrong Concept of Life (Episode 18)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wrong-concept-of-life-episode-18--56352395</link><description><![CDATA[If we are not careful, this world will have us to believe that life is about getting a lot of stuff. To some degree, we all feed into that errant message. For almost every special occasion, we celebrate by buying things for people.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses our concept of life. He says that is important because it determines how you live your life. It goes without saying that if your concept of life is wrong, then how you live your life will be wrong as well.    According to Jesus life is not a function of the things we have (Luke 12:15). A person is not "living the life" just because he has a lot of stuff. Frank says true life can only come through a personal relationship with Christ. Duration 14:27]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1926</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352395/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_08_wrongconceptoflife.mp3" length="13875094" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>If we are not careful, this world will have us to believe that life is about getting a lot of stuff. To some degree, we all feed into that errant message. For almost every special occasion, we celebrate by buying things for people.    In this podcast...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we are not careful, this world will have us to believe that life is about getting a lot of stuff. To some degree, we all feed into that errant message. For almost every special occasion, we celebrate by buying things for people.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses our concept of life. He says that is important because it determines how you live your life. It goes without saying that if your concept of life is wrong, then how you live your life will be wrong as well.    According to Jesus life is not a function of the things we have (Luke 12:15). A person is not "living the life" just because he has a lot of stuff. Frank says true life can only come through a personal relationship with Christ. Duration 14:27]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>868</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Work of the Church (Episode 17)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-work-of-the-church-episode-17--56352353</link><description><![CDATA[What is the church’s responsibility to a person once that person becomes a member of that local church? And what is God’s plan for the church to meet that responsibility? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of the work of the church.    For any organization to be successful, it must know what its mission is. No business can effectively reach its goals if it does not know what those goals are. The same thing is true about the local church.    Frank says God has a plan for the church, and every believer is a part of that plan. Every one of us in Christ has been blessed with something to contribute to the work of the church. Duration 13:16.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1800</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352353/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_08_workofchurch.mp3" length="12745765" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What is the church’s responsibility to a person once that person becomes a member of that local church? And what is God’s plan for the church to meet that responsibility? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is the church’s responsibility to a person once that person becomes a member of that local church? And what is God’s plan for the church to meet that responsibility? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of the work of the church.    For any organization to be successful, it must know what its mission is. No business can effectively reach its goals if it does not know what those goals are. The same thing is true about the local church.    Frank says God has a plan for the church, and every believer is a part of that plan. Every one of us in Christ has been blessed with something to contribute to the work of the church. Duration 13:16.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>797</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Great Celebration in Heaven (Episode 16)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-celebration-in-heaven-episode-16--56352392</link><description><![CDATA[There will be a Great Celebration in heaven one day. Every one of us has been invited to attend. That’s because Jesus died on the cross to make it possible for every one of us to be a part of that celebration. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King stresses the point that the primary goal of a local church is to help as many people as possible be a part of this Great Celebration in heaven. As Christians, we are ambassadors for Christ. He has empowered us to invite others to celebrate with us. Although the invitation has been extended for all to attend this cataclysmic event, the actual time has not been given. Moreover, only those who are prepared can attend. Duration 14:50]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1679</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352392/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_07_greatcelebration.mp3" length="14237460" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>There will be a Great Celebration in heaven one day. Every one of us has been invited to attend. That’s because Jesus died on the cross to make it possible for every one of us to be a part of that celebration. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[There will be a Great Celebration in heaven one day. Every one of us has been invited to attend. That’s because Jesus died on the cross to make it possible for every one of us to be a part of that celebration. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King stresses the point that the primary goal of a local church is to help as many people as possible be a part of this Great Celebration in heaven. As Christians, we are ambassadors for Christ. He has empowered us to invite others to celebrate with us. Although the invitation has been extended for all to attend this cataclysmic event, the actual time has not been given. Moreover, only those who are prepared can attend. Duration 14:50]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>890</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Disciplines His Own (Episode 15)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-disciplines-his-own-episode-15--56352407</link><description><![CDATA[Those of us who are parents know the value of discipline. In this podcast episode, Frank addresses the discipline of our heavenly Father. He says God disciplines us because He knows that in order for His children to reach their maximum potential, they must be properly attended to.    When God disciplines us, it is an act of love. What kind of father is he who does not correct His children?    God's nurturing is a family affair. He does not chastise unbelievers but His own. Through the process, we become more like His Son. Frank reminds us that the Lord’s discipline may not feel good, but If we take it, it will do us good like medicine in the end. (Duration 15:16)    Copyright © 2022 by Frank King. All rights reserved.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1612</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 02:08:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352407/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_07_goddisciplineshisown.mp3" length="14660855" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Those of us who are parents know the value of discipline. In this podcast episode, Frank addresses the discipline of our heavenly Father. He says God disciplines us because He knows that in order for His children to reach their maximum potential, they...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Those of us who are parents know the value of discipline. In this podcast episode, Frank addresses the discipline of our heavenly Father. He says God disciplines us because He knows that in order for His children to reach their maximum potential, they must be properly attended to.    When God disciplines us, it is an act of love. What kind of father is he who does not correct His children?    God's nurturing is a family affair. He does not chastise unbelievers but His own. Through the process, we become more like His Son. Frank reminds us that the Lord’s discipline may not feel good, but If we take it, it will do us good like medicine in the end. (Duration 15:16)    Copyright © 2022 by Frank King. All rights reserved.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>917</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Receiving the Baptism with the Holy Spirit (Episode 14)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/receiving-the-baptism-with-the-holy-spirit-episode-14--56352360</link><description><![CDATA[The baptism with the Holy Spirit was spoken of in the O. T., in the book of Joel the prophet. There, God promised that He would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. And Peter quotes that passage on the day of Pentecost. We know this experience was important because Jesus commanded the apostles not to go about preaching the gospel until their lives had been empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King says that the baptism with the Holy Spirit was not limited to the disciples of Jesus’ day. He expounds on the importance of this supernatural experience and how to go about receiving it. (Duration 13:00)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1529</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352360/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_07_receivingbaptismholyspirit.mp3" length="12486233" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The baptism with the Holy Spirit was spoken of in the O. T., in the book of Joel the prophet. There, God promised that He would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. And Peter quotes that passage on the day of Pentecost. We know this experience was...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The baptism with the Holy Spirit was spoken of in the O. T., in the book of Joel the prophet. There, God promised that He would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. And Peter quotes that passage on the day of Pentecost. We know this experience was important because Jesus commanded the apostles not to go about preaching the gospel until their lives had been empowered by the Holy Spirit. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King says that the baptism with the Holy Spirit was not limited to the disciples of Jesus’ day. He expounds on the importance of this supernatural experience and how to go about receiving it. (Duration 13:00)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>781</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Practical Insights on Spiritual Gifts (Episode 13)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/practical-insights-on-spiritual-gifts-episode-13--56352411</link><description><![CDATA[The basic work of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life is to effect the born again experience. Except a man be born of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. But the work of the Holy Spirit does not stop at spiritual rebirth.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King shares practical insights on the subject of spiritual gifts. These are gifts that are imparted to believers by the Holy Spirit.    Frank explains the objective of spiritual gifts. He says they are for ministering to the body of Christ. They are not for gaining attention to ourselves. They are not to be used as a basis of showing how spiritual we are. They are for ministering to the body—nothing more, nothing less. (Duration 12:31)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1482</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352411/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_07_insightsonspiritualgifts.mp3" length="12017694" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The basic work of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life is to effect the born again experience. Except a man be born of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. But the work of the Holy Spirit does not stop at spiritual rebirth.    In this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The basic work of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life is to effect the born again experience. Except a man be born of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. But the work of the Holy Spirit does not stop at spiritual rebirth.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King shares practical insights on the subject of spiritual gifts. These are gifts that are imparted to believers by the Holy Spirit.    Frank explains the objective of spiritual gifts. He says they are for ministering to the body of Christ. They are not for gaining attention to ourselves. They are not to be used as a basis of showing how spiritual we are. They are for ministering to the body—nothing more, nothing less. (Duration 12:31)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>752</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heaven’s Greatest Joy (Episode 12)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heaven-s-greatest-joy-episode-12--56352396</link><description><![CDATA[What is it that interests God the most? The answer to this question is important because we cannot pursue the heart of God if we don’t know what the heart of God is. In this podcast episode, Frank King focuses on heaven’s greatest joy.    According to Jesus, heaven rejoices over one sinner more than it does over 99 just persons. That means there is nothing that we as Christians can do that God is more interested in than in reaching the lost.    Since heaven’s greatest joy is for sinners to repent and accept Christ as their Savior, that’s where the church must be focused. It is also the place where God directs His resources and His power. (Duration 13:08)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1452</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352396/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_07_heavensgreatestjoy.mp3" length="12612853" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What is it that interests God the most? The answer to this question is important because we cannot pursue the heart of God if we don’t know what the heart of God is. In this podcast episode, Frank King focuses on heaven’s greatest joy.    According to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is it that interests God the most? The answer to this question is important because we cannot pursue the heart of God if we don’t know what the heart of God is. In this podcast episode, Frank King focuses on heaven’s greatest joy.    According to Jesus, heaven rejoices over one sinner more than it does over 99 just persons. That means there is nothing that we as Christians can do that God is more interested in than in reaching the lost.    Since heaven’s greatest joy is for sinners to repent and accept Christ as their Savior, that’s where the church must be focused. It is also the place where God directs His resources and His power. (Duration 13:08)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>789</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How to Make Your Way Prosperous (Episode 11)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-make-your-way-prosperous-episode-11--56352402</link><description><![CDATA[Every sane person wants to be successful at what he does in life. Who in his or her right mind wants to be a failure in life?    There is nothing wrong with having a desire for success in life. That desire is not necessarily incompatible with the will of God for our life. He also wants us to succeed at what we do. In fact, God has a plan for how we can realize success in life.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King elaborates on God’s plan for how to make your way prosperous in life. But he says that prosperity, in the biblical context, is not the same as the so-called prosperity gospel which is so popular in some Christian circles today. (Duration 13:52)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1400</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352402/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_06_how2makeyourwayprosperous.mp3" length="13318378" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Every sane person wants to be successful at what he does in life. Who in his or her right mind wants to be a failure in life?    There is nothing wrong with having a desire for success in life. That desire is not necessarily incompatible with the will...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every sane person wants to be successful at what he does in life. Who in his or her right mind wants to be a failure in life?    There is nothing wrong with having a desire for success in life. That desire is not necessarily incompatible with the will of God for our life. He also wants us to succeed at what we do. In fact, God has a plan for how we can realize success in life.    In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King elaborates on God’s plan for how to make your way prosperous in life. But he says that prosperity, in the biblical context, is not the same as the so-called prosperity gospel which is so popular in some Christian circles today. (Duration 13:52)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>833</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God’s Plan for the House of God (Episode 10)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-s-plan-for-the-house-of-god-episode-10--56352401</link><description><![CDATA[God instructed Moses to build Him a house (Exodus 25:8). Accordingly, we refer to the tabernacle or the subsequent sanctuary as the house of God. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on God’s plan for the house of God.    Of course, we know that no building can contain God. Not even heaven can contain Him. Still, the tabernacle God instructed Moses to build was an important connection point for the people of God. Their lives in the wilderness were centered around what took place in the tabernacle.    Today, we are, in effect, God's building. He lives in us. Nevertheless, the physical church building is still relevant to us. It is the place where we are edified, equipped for Kingdom work and for experiencing fellowship with God. (Duration 12:38).]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1249</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352401/living4christ_biblewayblog_com_wp_content_uploads_2022_06_godsplan4houseofgod.mp3" length="12137226" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>God instructed Moses to build Him a house (Exodus 25:8). Accordingly, we refer to the tabernacle or the subsequent sanctuary as the house of God. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on God’s plan for the house of God.    Of course,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[God instructed Moses to build Him a house (Exodus 25:8). Accordingly, we refer to the tabernacle or the subsequent sanctuary as the house of God. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King expounds on God’s plan for the house of God.    Of course, we know that no building can contain God. Not even heaven can contain Him. Still, the tabernacle God instructed Moses to build was an important connection point for the people of God. Their lives in the wilderness were centered around what took place in the tabernacle.    Today, we are, in effect, God's building. He lives in us. Nevertheless, the physical church building is still relevant to us. It is the place where we are edified, equipped for Kingdom work and for experiencing fellowship with God. (Duration 12:38).]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>759</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Persistence in Prayer Pays Off (Episode 9)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/persistence-in-prayer-pays-off-episode-9--56352409</link><description><![CDATA[Persistence is not a popular thing these days. Persistence in prayer denotes one’s willingness and ability to stick with his petition to God until the end. But if the truth be told, what we are looking for today are ways to get things more easily and more quickly so that persistence is not needed. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the value of persistence in prayer. This is not a function of how much we pray or how long we pray, but our ability to stand firm as we wait on the Lord.  How often have we missed out on receiving from God because in prayer we gave up too soon? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1227</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:58:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352409/persistencenprayerpaysoff.mp3" length="11557097" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Persistence is not a popular thing these days. Persistence in prayer denotes one’s willingness and ability to stick with his petition to God until the end. But if the truth be told, what we are looking for today are ways to get things more easily and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Persistence is not a popular thing these days. Persistence in prayer denotes one’s willingness and ability to stick with his petition to God until the end. But if the truth be told, what we are looking for today are ways to get things more easily and more quickly so that persistence is not needed. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the value of persistence in prayer. This is not a function of how much we pray or how long we pray, but our ability to stand firm as we wait on the Lord.  How often have we missed out on receiving from God because in prayer we gave up too soon? ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>723</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Discipleship and Unbelief (Episode 8)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/discipleship-and-unbelief-episode-8--56352399</link><description><![CDATA[Discipleship and unbelief tend to not be used in the same breath. How can someone be a disciple and be in unbelief at the same time? But in this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that just because you are a follower of Christ and you read your Bible and you have been born again does not mean you can’t have bouts with unbelief. All of us can find ourselves in that place at one time or another. The disciples had a more intimate relationship with Jesus than we do. They were with Him throughout His public ministry. They heard all of His teachings and saw all of His miracles. You would think that if anybody was unshakeable in their faith, it would be them. But even the disciples failed to believe at times. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1199</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352399/discipleshipandunbelief.mp3" length="13820759" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Discipleship and unbelief tend to not be used in the same breath. How can someone be a disciple and be in unbelief at the same time? But in this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that just because you are a follower of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discipleship and unbelief tend to not be used in the same breath. How can someone be a disciple and be in unbelief at the same time? But in this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King underscores the point that just because you are a follower of Christ and you read your Bible and you have been born again does not mean you can’t have bouts with unbelief. All of us can find ourselves in that place at one time or another. The disciples had a more intimate relationship with Jesus than we do. They were with Him throughout His public ministry. They heard all of His teachings and saw all of His miracles. You would think that if anybody was unshakeable in their faith, it would be them. But even the disciples failed to believe at times. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>864</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>God Is Our Deliverer (Episode 7)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/god-is-our-deliverer-episode-7--56352403</link><description><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses God’s ability to deliver us. Both Christians and non-Christians can face seemingly hopeless and life-threatening experiences in this life. The difference is that for Christians, God is our deliverer.    Since God is greater than any opposition we face, wouldn’t it be great if He sheltered us from all of those things? But at times He allows us to be tested above what we can bear. When that is the case, it is to the intent that we trust God to bring us through.    Frank says just because we know certain truths about God does not mean those truths are actively working in our lives. There are those who say they know God is our deliverer, for instance. But in practice they act as if they don’t believe God delivers. (Duration 13:19)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1163</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352403/godisourdeliverer.mp3" length="12787977" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses God’s ability to deliver us. Both Christians and non-Christians can face seemingly hopeless and life-threatening experiences in this life. The difference is that for Christians, God is our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses God’s ability to deliver us. Both Christians and non-Christians can face seemingly hopeless and life-threatening experiences in this life. The difference is that for Christians, God is our deliverer.    Since God is greater than any opposition we face, wouldn’t it be great if He sheltered us from all of those things? But at times He allows us to be tested above what we can bear. When that is the case, it is to the intent that we trust God to bring us through.    Frank says just because we know certain truths about God does not mean those truths are actively working in our lives. There are those who say they know God is our deliverer, for instance. But in practice they act as if they don’t believe God delivers. 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Everybody experiences difficult times at one time or another in life. As believers, we have the awesome opportunity to talk with the living God. More importantly, He hears our prayers and in due season, He answers our prayers. Evangelist King stresses the need for Christians to develop the habit of prayer before difficult times come. Faithfully praying through a test is not incidental to being a Christian. Rather, it is a discipline that we must develop. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1115</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352412/importanceofprayerduringtest.mp3" length="11798269" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Prayer is the means by which we invite God into the affairs of our life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of prayer during a test in your life. Jesus modeled the importance of prayer during a test while in the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Prayer is the means by which we invite God into the affairs of our life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses the importance of prayer during a test in your life. Jesus modeled the importance of prayer during a test while in the Garden of Gethsemane. It was the place of Jesus’ last prayer before being apprehended to be crucified. Everybody experiences difficult times at one time or another in life. As believers, we have the awesome opportunity to talk with the living God. More importantly, He hears our prayers and in due season, He answers our prayers. Evangelist King stresses the need for Christians to develop the habit of prayer before difficult times come. Faithfully praying through a test is not incidental to being a Christian. Rather, it is a discipline that we must develop. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>738</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>How to Live beyond Anxiety and Worry (Episode 5)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-live-beyond-anxiety-and-worry-episode-5--56352369</link><description><![CDATA[For believers, God is our provider. That is true even if we don't live by faith in that truth. But what if we were to trust God in all circumstances in our life? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of anxiety and worry. Jesus addressed this all-important subject during His public ministry. Frank says the cure for nonmedical anxiety and worry is to learn to trust God in all circumstances. The reason this subject resonates with us so well is because so many of us are seriously worried or anxious about something or some things in life. Frank challenges us to live life on a higher level because God is our provider, and He wants His children to trust Him. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=1014</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352369/dontbeanxiousworry.mp3" length="13655263" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For believers, God is our provider. That is true even if we don't live by faith in that truth. But what if we were to trust God in all circumstances in our life? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of anxiety and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[For believers, God is our provider. That is true even if we don't live by faith in that truth. But what if we were to trust God in all circumstances in our life? In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of anxiety and worry. Jesus addressed this all-important subject during His public ministry. Frank says the cure for nonmedical anxiety and worry is to learn to trust God in all circumstances. The reason this subject resonates with us so well is because so many of us are seriously worried or anxious about something or some things in life. Frank challenges us to live life on a higher level because God is our provider, and He wants His children to trust Him. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>854</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Our Heart and Our Worship to God (Episode 4)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-heart-and-our-worship-to-god-episode-4--56352400</link><description><![CDATA[What constitutes acceptable worship to God? How do we know that when we gather at a local church or in a similar place to reverence God, that our veneration pleases Him? Evangelist Frank King addresses this subject in this podcast episode.    Our worship to God can includes activities such as giving, singing, praying, etc. But these acts of reverence must come from our heart to be acceptable to God. Unlike men, God is not impressed with our external expressions of worship. (Duration 12:58)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=991</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352400/ourheartandworship.mp3" length="12452361" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>What constitutes acceptable worship to God? How do we know that when we gather at a local church or in a similar place to reverence God, that our veneration pleases Him? Evangelist Frank King addresses this subject in this podcast episode.    Our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[What constitutes acceptable worship to God? How do we know that when we gather at a local church or in a similar place to reverence God, that our veneration pleases Him? Evangelist Frank King addresses this subject in this podcast episode.    Our worship to God can includes activities such as giving, singing, praying, etc. But these acts of reverence must come from our heart to be acceptable to God. Unlike men, God is not impressed with our external expressions of worship. 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After we accepted Christ as our Savior, God sealed us with the holy Spirit of promise. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=918</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352406/theguaranteedinheritance5.mp3" length="12270973" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Some people are mystified by the depth of a believer’s conviction about Christ. Perhaps, you have had someone ask you, how do you know that Christ is real; how do you know that God is real? In this podcast episode, Frank King addresses the guarantee...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some people are mystified by the depth of a believer’s conviction about Christ. Perhaps, you have had someone ask you, how do you know that Christ is real; how do you know that God is real? In this podcast episode, Frank King addresses the guarantee of our inheritance that God has given us. He says we don’t have to worry about what the eternal future holds for us. After we accepted Christ as our Savior, God sealed us with the holy Spirit of promise. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Four Habits of Passionate Christians (Episode 2)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-habits-of-passionate-christians-episode-2--56352410</link><description><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges Christians to be passionate Christians. To be passionate for the Lord means to have a deep love for Christ; to be enthusiastic about living for Him. In this episode, Frank shares four habits of passionate Christians. He reminds us that passionate Christian living is the only type of Christian living the Bible talks about. And although many choose to live it, nothing in the Bible legitimizes the casual Christian lifestyle. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=902</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 01:18:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352410/fourhabitspassionate4.mp3" length="12184460" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges Christians to be passionate Christians. To be passionate for the Lord means to have a deep love for Christ; to be enthusiastic about living for Him. In this episode, Frank shares four habits of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King challenges Christians to be passionate Christians. To be passionate for the Lord means to have a deep love for Christ; to be enthusiastic about living for Him. In this episode, Frank shares four habits of passionate Christians. He reminds us that passionate Christian living is the only type of Christian living the Bible talks about. And although many choose to live it, nothing in the Bible legitimizes the casual Christian lifestyle. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>762</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>What It Means to Fear the Lord (Episode 1)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-it-means-to-fear-the-lord-episode-1--56352366</link><description><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of fearing the Lord. Specifically, he addresses how the fear of God manifests itself in our lives. When a person says he fears the Lord, how does that affect how he relates to God? Frank says that when you fear the Lord you are not going to disregard what He says. Fearing the Lord means that you take God seriously. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://biblewayblog.com/?p=882</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 21:37:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/56352366/whatfearmeans4.mp3" length="13954093" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Frank King</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of fearing the Lord. Specifically, he addresses how the fear of God manifests itself in our lives. When a person says he fears the Lord, how does that affect how he relates to God?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King teaches on the subject of fearing the Lord. Specifically, he addresses how the fear of God manifests itself in our lives. When a person says he fears the Lord, how does that affect how he relates to God? Frank says that when you fear the Lord you are not going to disregard what He says. Fearing the Lord means that you take God seriously. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>873</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bbadd3b425a7df3d4ea4180c0016b4eb.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
