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My Advice for 2022: Do Not Love This World
In this first episode of 2022, Costi Hinn gives you New Year advice from the timeless truth of 1 John 2:15-17. This episode addresses love for God and Christian priorities, and goes on the offense against "killjoys" like idolatry, pride, lust, jealousy, and comparison. Start 2022 off with encouragement that points you to Christ and living all out for the gospel and the glory of God!
The History & Vision of For the Gospel
In this final episode of 2021, Costi Hinn tells the story of how For the Gospel started and how it became what it is today. He also shares the major impact highlights from this year, how far we are reaching people with sound doctrine, financial information, how FTG is structured, and where we are heading in 2022. This episode is a "must listen" for our faithful partners and regular followers who want a behind-the-scenes look at how For the Gospel operates.
How to Be a Man of God
In this episode Costi Hinn drops a Paul Washer clip that goes straight for the heart of manhood. Paul covers holiness, priorities, sexual purity, marriage, and more. biblical manhood is in high demand today. But how do we become or identify a man of God? This episode is perfect for men, but also for single ladies looking for a profile to pray for, and married women looking for ways to support and encourage their husband in godliness.
What Does Real Repentance Look Like?
In this episode, Costi Hinn unpacks the biblical picture of repentance and showcases the difference between guilty remorse and a heart that is genuinely broken over sin. You'll be provided with three major examples of real repentance from Scripture so you can assess your own heart and use discernment with others.
Have You Lost Your First Love?
In Revelation 2:1-7, Jesus gives a great compliment and a strong caution to the Church. Ephesus has been faithful to call out false doctrine and not tolerate false deeds, but they had also grown cold in their "first love." Every Christian will go through seasons in life where they have to fight for a first love mentality. In this episode, Costi Hinn explains what that looks like, and how to live a life focused on both truth and love.
Developing Your Prayer Muscles
In this episode, Costi Hinn interviews Albert Kilgore, FTG contributor and Pastor-Teacher of Mission Bible East Valley. They discuss how to develop your prayer life and keys to being a strong and prayerful Christian. You'll be encouraged with practical tips on how to pray, what to pray, and how to overcome distractions that hinder your prayer life.
Tips for Holiday Evangelism
In this episode, Costi Hinn interviews Greg Sukert who is an FTG contributor and the Pastor of Evangelism at Central Church in Collierville, TN. They cover holiday conflict with family and co-workers, how to maintain your witness, how to approach family dynamics in light of the gospel, and creative ways to share the gospel with neighbors throughout the holiday season and beyond.
Wokeness, Politics, & Spiritual Warfare
In this episode, Costi Hinn interviews Dr. Owen Strachan and provides practical wisdom on how Christians should be engaging the culture around us with gospel truth. This episode focuses on truth, love, and the importance of "setting the line" based on Scripture alone. Lastly, Dr. Strachan offers insights on spiritual warfare and explains why you should study an issue if you plan on taking a stand on an issue.
What is True Worship?
What does it mean to worship in "Spirit and truth?" (John 4:24). In this episode, Costi Hinn interviews Grant Castleberry about true worship, and unpacks sobering truths that will help you discern whether or not worship is genuine. Grant Castleberry is a contributor at For the Gospel and serves as the Senior Pastor of Capital Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Hope Breakers vs. Hope Builders
Hope is hard to find for people who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. But even Christians go through seasons where hope breaks down and needs to be built up. In this episode, Costi Hinn unpacks 5 hope "breakers" and 5 hope "builders." This episode will help you identify blindspots, gain perspective, and see how God is working in the midst of difficult times.
How to Understand God's Will
God's will is something that most every Christian wants to live out. But understanding the will of God can seem like trying to hit a moving target. Is it possible to have peace about decisions and know what God's will is for your life? Are there things we will simply never know? Does God have more than one "type" of will? Does God's will and His sovereignty mean that your will doesn't matter? In this episode, Costi Hinn answers these questions and many more as he unpacks what the Bible says about God's will. You can know and live out the will of God for your life.
How to Grow in Holiness
For a Christian, holiness matters. You are God’s children. You don’t belong to the world. He is yours. You are His. He is perfect. He is worthy of following. He is worthy of revering more than any other Father you’ll ever know or hear about. These truths should impact how seriously was take sin, and how high we regard holiness. In this episode, Costi Hinn provides a clear path for growing in holiness. When you’re finding it hard to live holy, remember who you belong to.
Seeking Signs Instead of the Savior
What is more important: healing for the body or healing for the soul? If you could only have one thing, which would you choose? It may seem like an easy question to answer, but many people in today's world struggle to seek after Jesus more than they seek after His signs. In other words, they would have little or no interest in Jesus if He didn't do something to make their life physically or materially better. In this episode Costi unpacks a challenging question: are you seeking signs instead of the Savior?
Why Do People Get Sick?
One of the most pressing questions about healing and sickness is: "Why do people get sick in the first place?" Opinions and abuses abound, so the only way to address this question is to cement ourselves in the truth of God’s unchanging Word. Some will say that your faith is the problem, others will insist you have done something to invite sickness into your life, and others will say that you must have made God mad! We need answers for ourselves and we need answers to share. This episode gives you both. When it comes to sickness and healing, settle for nothing less than God's truth.
Is it Always God's Will to Heal?
In this episode Costi Hinn takes us on a deep dive into the topic of divine healing and weighs some of the more prominent views of healing against Scripture. He lovingly challenges listeners to make sure that God's word is informing their view on healing, rather than human ideas. This episode will not please extremists who say that God never heals, nor will it please those who insist that it is always God's will to heal. Click here to order Costi's new book titled, More Than a Healer.
What the Bible Says About: Emotions & Feelings
Emotions and feelings are a part of life, but for many people they can take over life. God has designed us to feel deeply and experience emotions. He also given us wisdom for managing the emotions. In this episode, Costi Hinn walks through what the Bible says about emotions and provides helpful steps processing and managing emotions the way God wants us to.
What the Bible Says About: Gender
Gender and sexuality are under constant assault by the culture we live in. New terms and gender categories are seemingly endless, and some Christians may feel like they're in over their head when it comes to conversations about gender. In this episode, Costi Hinn provides you with key truths that can help you understand God's beautiful design for gender and sexuality, and helpful tips for engaging people who are confused.
Confessions of an Ex Seeker-Driven Preacher
Seeker-driven church models have decayed the evangelical church. Avoiding words like “sin” & replacing Biblical teaching with worldly entertainment has left believers spiritually malnourished & churches unconverted.
Due to popular demand, we’ve turned a recent video interview (Confessions of an Ex Seeker-Driven Preacher) into a podcast episode. Costi Hinn interviews his long-time pastor, Anthony Wood, about his time leading a ministry driven by numbers and the next best thing. Anthony honestly unpacks the tactics he used to coerce people forward and the lack of spiritual maturity that developed. Finally, the two share how the Lord graciously opened their eyes to Biblical preaching & how that transformed Mission Bible Church, from pastors to the pews.
3 Dangers of Biblical Illiteracy
In this episode Costi Hinn unpacks the dangers associated with not knowing your Bible and explains how you can become a Christian who wields the sword of the Spirit. Resources for enhancing your knowledge of the Bible are offered at the end of the episode.
Reaching Catholics For the Gospel
In this episode Costi Hinn interviews Catholic convert and missionary pastor, Mike Gendron, on Roman Catholicism and how to reach Catholics for the gospel. He answered key questions and provides practical steps for how a Christian would go about communicating truth to a Roman Catholic. Towards the end of this episode, you'll hear a powerful testimony about a Nun who Mike led to Christ. For more about his ministry, go to www.proclaimingthegospel.org and explore the incredible resources they have put together over 30 years of gospel ministry to Catholics.