Christian Podcasts - Learn the Bible with Mike Mazzalongo

This sermon delves into the concept of peace, highlighting the importance of finding lasting peace through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the necessity of forgiveness in achieving true peace in all aspects of life.

In this sermon, Mike provides practical information on how and why to vitalize our daily prayer routine in order to realize tangible spiritual results.

Why does God allow suffering? This sermon from Job shows how to live by faith when there are no answers—and how God's presence brings hope even when things don't make sense.

A comprehensive overview of the Bible's purpose and message is captured through its 7 major doctrines—from inspiration and the divinity of Christ to reconciliation and the return of Christ—offering a clear framework to understand Scripture's story and its call to faith and unity with God.

In this lesson Mike examine the engine of our faith and how it powers all that we do and hope to do in Christ.

Mysterious suffering highlights the limits of human understanding in the face of divine purpose, urging believers to respond with persevering faith rather than seeking complete explanations.

Eschatological suffering emphasizes that the full meaning and resolution of pain transcend present history, offering believers hope in God's ultimate justice and redemption at the end of time.

Redemptive suffering, as revealed in Scripture, transforms pain and injustice into a powerful means of salvation, spiritual victory, and service, exemplified supremely in Christ's sacrifice and continued in the faithful endurance of believers.

Revelational suffering reveals how trials deepen our understanding of God's character and presence, transforming pain into spiritual insight and intimate communion with Him.

Probational and evidential suffering reveals how enduring hardship without immediate answers tests and authenticates genuine faith amid a world where evil seems to prevail.

Scripture presents suffering not merely as punishment but as a loving discipline from God aimed at spiritual growth, restoration, and maturity, inviting believers to view hardship as a formative process rather than solely retributive justice.

The biblical retributive principle links suffering to divine judgment for sin, yet Jesus challenges this view by emphasizing compassion, repentance, and the complexity of human pain beyond simple cause-and-effect.

Using the story of manna in the wilderness, Mike explores seven lessons that reveal God's power, dependability, and mercy, while showing how Jesus is the true "bread from heaven" that gives life today.

In this lesson Mike reviews the special qualities needed that set church leaders apart from worldly leaders, and are not always mentioned when considering a man for leadership in the church.

This message explores three simple spiritual resolutions that are not new or complicated, but deeply foundational to the Christian life. Rather than focusing on doing more, it calls believers to think rightly, love intentionally, and walk closely with God.

Peter's letter to suffering Christians emphasizes the importance of love covering sins to maintain unity within the body of Christ, offering practical guidance on how to respond to conflict with forgiveness, humility, and renewed commitment.

In this sermon, Mike explains how to find God's peace that defies circumstances by praying, trusting, and fixing your mind on what is true.

In this final lesson Mike reviews Ezekiel's final vision of a renewed Temple which includes God's promise of His return to dwell among His people.

This lesson will focus on Edom's destruction and the promise of Israel's full restoration as a type for the climatic victory of the church at the end of time.

In this lesson we see Ezekiel's message shifting to judgments on foreign powers and a renewed call on shepherds who will faithfully serve God's people.

Chapters 12-24 of Ezekiel sees the prophet confront Judah's spiritual rebellion with a series of signs, oracles, and parables leading to the time of Jerusalem's fall.

This lesson will review both Ezekiel's warnings of impending judgment for the unrepentant sin of idolatry and the fulfillment of this prophecy as God removes His miraculous presence from the Temple in Jerusalem.

The first lesson deals with Ezekiel's amazing visions and initial message to the exiles from God.

This final lesson focuses on the book of Lamentations which is a collection of five poetic laments that express Jeremiah's sorrow over the fall of the city of Jerusalem and the punishment of the Jewish nation.

This lesson looks at the conditions and actions of the people of Judah and their faithful prophet Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

In this lesson we will see two amazing realities presented side by side separated only by time: Judgment in the final destruction of Jerusalem, and hope in the form of the New Covenant ushered in by the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

In this lesson we see Jeremiah transmit God's indictment against the false prophets and leaders who led Israel away.

In this lesson, Mike presents recent national statistics revealing why many major denominational groups are declining. He then examines how these trends have affected the Choctaw congregation since 1991 and offers practical strategies to help reverse this widespread pattern.

In this lesson we see Jeremiah's continued warnings of God's impending judgment on unrepentant Judah and the sad ending of its last rulers.

This lesson focuses on Jeremiah's bold rebuke of those who thought that the physical presence of the Temple in Jerusalem would protest them despite Jeremiah's warnings of God's imminent punishment due to their disobedience.

In this lesson we explore the familiar theme of Israel's unfaithfulness witnessed by their gross idolatry, God's sure judgment and call for repentance as well as His abundant mercy available for those who repent.

In this lesson we will focus on Jeremiah's calling into ministry, God's assurance that He will provide for the task Jeremiah will be given to carry out and the prophetic role in encouraging people to trust and obey God, even in difficult circumstances.

In this opening lesson, we will examine the prophet Jeremiah's background as well as his call to ministry and the historical, political, and thematic elements of his time. There will also be some introductory material about Jeremiah's companion book of Lamentations.

In this final lesson, Solomon reminds us that true love endures not only because of passion but also because the couple have cultivated other important qualities that must be present if a marriage is to both flourish and endure.

In this sermon Mike reviews what parents need to do to instill multigenerational faithfulness in their children.

This lesson focuses on the beauty of the marital covenant and the blessed joy of intimacy in marriage.

In this lesson we examine more closely the excitement of love's pursuit, the guardrails the God has provided for this phase and some practical advice for those at every point of love's journey.

In this first lesson Mike reviews the unique aspects of Hebrew poetry, provides a critical introduction to this work and begins to explain and develop the twin themes of respect and restraint contained in the first two chapters of Solomon's ode to human love.

The final lesson in the series reviews one last failing that wisdom guards us from and explores the affinity shared by all those who seek the knowledge of Christ with the wisdom of Solomon.

In this lesson Mike focuses on the many proverbs that instruct us concerning those things that have the power to make our lives joyful or bitter, all depending how we approach relationships and wealth.

Mike provides practical lessons from Proverbs to guide each of us in the every day challenge of living our best lives for Christ.

In this lesson, Mike reviews the elements peculiar to Hebrew poetry (the format for this book) and explains the two main themes found in chapters 10-18 of Solomon's collection of proverbs.

This first look at the text reveals how Solomon personifies "wisdom" as a women calling out for attention and rewards given to those who carefully respond.

In this sermon, Mike explores how true spiritual greatness is achieved not through worldly success, but by cultivating deep humility before God, with Moses' journey as a powerful example of the path to glory in God's kingdom.

This first lesson on the book of Proverbs will examine various types of ancient wisdom literature as well as the contribution of Proverbs to the writers of the New Testament and finish with info as to the author, date and presentation of these records through the centuries.

On April 20, AD 30, Jesus rose from the dead. This event, recorded and witnessed, is the core of our faith. In this sermon, Mike reminds us that because Jesus rose, we will too. He calls us to worship, give, and live with purpose—and to share the message of resurrection with others.

This one lesson overview provides a summary of the kings who ruled the Southern Kingdom of Judah with emphasis on their role in God's plan to ultimately fulfill His promises to bring the Messiah to the world.

This lesson groups together the events in King David's life that appear in several books of that period (Samuel, Kings, Chronicles) as well as accounts that are exclusively found in Chronicles.

In this introductory lesson Mike reviews the various features and history of Chronicles as well as a special focus on the purpose, meaning and manner of producing the many "genealogies" found in this book.

In this lesson Mike describes a man who seems to have everything except what he needed to get what he really wanted.